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Help would have been welcome during the fires, just under control, which have just ravaged the Gironde. Airbus carried out conclusive tests this weekend in Spain to transform its A400M transport plane into a water bomber to fight against major fires. In “real conditions” – at an altitude of 45 m and at 230 km / h – the military device, usually used for the transport of troops or loads, spilled 20 tons of water above a field.