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Also included in this show are Argillet-published etchings by other famed avant-garde artists such as Georges Braque, Jean Cocteau, Leonor Fini and Giorgio de Chirico.

"Protecting land and people is more than just a professional value," Cdr Fini says.

Cdr Fini tells me that, although most of the work for pilots occurs in the summer, the colder months - which give pilots some respite - are crucial.

Using data and flight logs from the previous summer, Cdr Fini says his pilots "study how fire behaves, iron out methods and learn from the previous year: what could we have done better? And we tailor our training accordingly, so that every year we are a bit more prepared."

"Knowing what kind of greenery is fuelling the blaze, as well as the type of land the flames are burning through, helps us understand how the fire will develop," Cdr Fini tells me.