Must be an interesting job flying those to help put fires out.
Plenty of plane spotters over here in the UK, it's also very popular in the Netherlands. Airshows are very well attended, although hugely expensive to get in to.
I used to really look forward to the Mildenhall airshow, but they finished back in 2001
It was often the only chance to see the latest aircraft.
Alan, do you go to the Farnborough Airshow... that and the Paris Air show are really the largest in the world...alternate years. My company always exhibits at those shows... RickO