"Tanker" may not have been the best term. It was a small single engine, single seat plane kinda like a crop duster. Pilot is OK, but aircraft were grounded from the fire for about an hour.
I didn't know about the scanner site.
http://www.bigbearscanner.com/A SINGLE-ENGINE AIR TANKER (SEAT) DID MAKE A FORCED LANDING IN A FIELD NEAR FOX FARM RD & SANDALWOOD DR (NEAR VONS MARKET) IN BIG BEAR LAKE. THIS IS
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RE: BUTLER 2 FIRE MON, 17 SEP 2007 21:10:54 GMT
ACCORDING TO THE PILOT, HE HAD AN ENGINE FAILURE. HE PUT IT DOWN IN THE FIELD JUST WEST OF THE VON'S MARKET ON BIG BEAR BLVD. HARD LANDING BUT PILOT IS
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RE: BUTLER 2 FIRE MON, 17 SEP 2007 20:56:50 GMT
FROM WHAT I'M HEARING THE TANKER DID NOT GO DOWN IN THE LAKE.....HE PUT IT DOWN IN A FIELD JUST EAST OF THE LAKE...THE TANKERS BEING GROUNDED IS SOP (STANDARD
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