Lead Plane 3 : An aircraft flown by a lead plane pilot that usually carries an air attack boss and is used to direct the tactical deployment of air tankers to a forest fire
Ralph W. Burklin & Robert G. Purington, Fire Terms: A Guide to Their Meaning and Use, National Protection Association, Boston, MA 1980 USA. (Guide: Meaning and Use, Nat Prot Association Fr Srvc - Amer) {457}