Blaine pushed the Neptune as hard as he dared. He had enough fuel, and if he got short, he could land and refuel at the Reserve base. As he closed on the GPS coordinates, he searched the sky for the other Neptune and the smaller PBY Catalina that Margie flew. After a few anxious moments, he saw them. He spoke into his headset, knowing they both should have their radios on.
“I’ll take the up canyon side. Mike, you make the pass below the crew. I see them down there, just below that outcrop of red rock on the north ridge. Marge, you come in behind us and hit them with the water. It looks like that fire to the south is getting pretty close.”
“Damn close,” Mike replied. “They’ve got maybe a quarter mile safe zone left now. I’ll saturate the area just below them.”
“As soon as you guys clear,
