Plane Spotter

Davidson County fire tower headed for Tennessee Agriculture Museum - Clarksville Leaf Chronicle
When a spotter saw smoke, they worked with firefighters to find the coordinates of the blaze. The Sullivan's Ridge tower was removed this month from the spot where it had stood since 1956. Officials say it has been used only rarely in the past 20 years ...Saturday, May 19, 2012 4:35 PMwww.theleafchronicle.com

Fast attack helped save Minn. town from wildfire - West Central Tribune
The first engine pulled up three minutes later, just as a spotter plane arrived overhead. The first responders called for a big Skycrane helicopter 10 minutes later, and it started dropping water onto the blaze at 2:01 pm The first water-scooping ...Saturday, May 19, 2012 2:29 AMwww.wctrib.com

Fast attack helped save Ely from wildfire - St. Cloud Times
The first engine pulled up three minutes later, just as a spotter plane arrived overhead. The first responders called for a big Skycrane helicopter 10 minutes later, and it started dropping water onto the blaze at 2:01 pm The first water-scooping ...Friday, May 18, 2012 6:22 PMwww.sctimes.com

SCACCHI, WALTER - San Francisco Chronicle
Stationed on the USS Intrepid CV-11 Aircraft Carrier where he saw action in the Pacific as a plane spotter on the landing signal platform of the Mighty "I" from 1942 to 1945. You could see the glint in his eyes when he spoke of viewing and surviving ...Friday, May 11, 2012 3:01 AMwww.sfgate.com

Davidson County's last fire tower will become museum piece, educational tool - The Tennessean
“We now have a forester who is a licensed pilot, has access to a Forestry-owned plane.” But the tower won't be entirely lost. The state plans to preserve it as a piece of history and an educational tool at the Tennessee Agricultural Museum at Ellington ...Sunday, May 13, 2012 3:13 AMwww.tennessean.com