flame bath noun the dropping of 55-gallon drums of combustible liquids from a utility helicopter, followed by flares that ignite the fuel US
Company A, 25th Aviation Battalion (Little Bear)–CS and Flame Bath drops, resupply and MEDEVAC. — Department of the Army, Combat AfterActionInterviewReport,18thMilitaryHistoryDetachment,25thInfantryDivision, 31 January, 1970