O.k. So it is not a Corvette run, but it was how some of us spent a hard week in Southern California. We would like to thank the Hemet Air Attack Base for treating us so well. We also met some nice folks at the motel that were evacuated from their home, luckily it was saved.

Record number of aircraft for the Hemet Air Attack Base.

15 Airtankers 8 OV-10's and 4 helicopters.

Helo Line up.

Truck and Engine.

The "A" Team. Plus our good friend Gary.

Engine Change on Tanker 81 from Hollister Ca.

Air was so smoke filled that they could not fly at times.

Hoser's Overhead break.

This was us getting the new engine ready.

Hard work being demonstrated.

Fires were showing getting worse.

Bill of Cal Fire Aviation. inspects engine before installation.

Test flight on New Engine went very well.

Ov-10 Bronco line up.

Marvin gets a call that the "A" Team has to go home.

Aircraft Tanker 89 comes back from Maintenance at McClellan.

"B" Team resting and Ed telling how his Corvette got wrecked.

Some were down there for so long the base brought in folks to cut your hair.

The Martin Mars flying boat came down to assist with the fires.

Mars parked in the lake.