Possible return of a QF 747 as a freighter for fire fighting helicopters

[Captain Halliday]

Very early stages, but a Qld company is running the numbers on buying a QF 747 to refit and deploy for aerial fire fighting.

'Queen of the Skies' could return to help international firefighting efforts

 

[jb747]

I cannot see how the turnaround times would be viable in Oz. Not enough usable runways. The one and only aircraft has been withdrawn, so there's something they could buy. The C130 or something similar would be much more versatile.