This water bomber is former Yugoslavia Air Force serial 72204 and was delivered to 355 MTM in late 1995. It carried serial 72204 (up to late 1996) and was later reregistered to 1070. The beauty unfortunately crashed during firefighting mission of a very big fire at Neapoli, Lakonia on 17 July 2015. The aircraft crash-landed just out of the village of Faraklo. Luckily the crew was able to escape the Scooper. The CL-215 was then consumed by the forest fire and completely destroyed.

A CL-215-III, delivered to 355 MTM at Elefsis on 29 May 1979. The aircraft was written off on 25 July 2023 when battling a wildfire as part of firefighting operations in Karystos, Evia. The CL-215 clipped a tree with its right float while conducting a drop, made a sharp right turn, before stalling and crashing into a mountainside.

This CL-215-II carried once Canadair test registration C-GUMW. The Scooper was delivered to 355 MTM of the Hellenic Air Force on 23 August 1976.

This Scooper was delivered to 355 MTM at Elefsis on 7 May 1990 and carried Canadair test registration C-GKEV.

This water bomber is a former Yugoslavia Air Force aircraft (ex 72205) Yugoslavia AF. The Canadair was delivered to Greece with 355 MTM at Elefsis in late 1995. It carried serial 72205 up to late 1996. The Scooper was reregistered to 1110 since.

Photo by : Pol van Damme

Delivered to the Elliniki Polemiki Aeroporia on 14 May 1979. It was damaged on 16 March 1988 after it crashed in Lake Yliki. The CL-215 sank inverted, killing both pilots. The aircraft was later recovered, repaired by HAI and reentered service in 1989. Sadly, the water bomber saw another incident on 22 August 1993 when it was written off at Ano Rodini, Patra, Western Greece. The aircraft operated from Eleusina, north west of Athens. During a fire fighting water drop the Canadair was pulling away but stalled due to a mechanical/control failure. The aircraft crashed, killing again both pilots.

This CL-215-II was delivered to the Hellenic Air Force on 23 June 1974. The aircraft was still operational with 355 MTM at Elefsis in summer 2021!

The aircraft was built in 1969 and was w/o after it struck the terrain during a fire fighting mission near Bastia (F) on 4 July 1970 killing all on board. As no fleet number is applied this picture is probably taken before or on delivery to France. Photo via G. Bouma

Photo by : Pol van Damme

Early built CL-215, still in the Canadian register by 2021.

This picture was taken from the beach of Platja de Muro when this aircraft did a couple of landings and immediate take offs on the bay of Alcúdia, close to the port of Alcúdia (on the north coast of the island of Mallorca).

This CL-215 was delivered in 1990 and crashed during an exercise in the waters of the Pollensa Bay the 25 of May 2003. Two of its four crew members were sadly lost.

This aircraft was delivered October 27, 1989.