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Leonardo's C-27J Firefighter, A Multi-Mission Aircraft Which Can Complement Canadairs
Equipped with the MAFFS II system, Leonardo's C-27J Spartan NG emerges as a versatile multi-mission platform which can ...
I'm a pilot flying a DC-10 fire bomber to battle the LA fires. This is what I've seen — and this is what needs to stop.
I'm a third-generation firefighter — and I'm helping to battle the LA fires from the air in a DC-10 fire bomber. Here's how we do it.
Man pleads guilty to flying drone that struck fire-fighting plane during Palisades fire
A California man has agreed to plead guilty to recklessly operating a drone that crashed into a "Super Scooper" firefighting ...
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FBI investigating drone that left massive hole in firefighter plane battling Palisades Fire
The FBI is investigating a troubling incident in which an illegal private drone damaged and briefly grounded a firefighting plane dumping water on the Palisades Fire. Photos released by the ...
DC plane crash: Potomac River divers' search for bodies complicated by conditions out of their control
After an Army helicopter and American Airlines plane crashed into the Potomac River around Washington, D.C., a Virginia diver ...
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WATCH: Firefighter Plane Scoops Water Out of Pacific Ocean to Fight LA Wildfires
Los Angeles locals shared videos of desperate firefighting planes filling up with salt water from the Pacific Ocean to battle the wildfires raging nearby. Although fires are usually battled with ...
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Leonardo’s C-27J Firefighter, A Multi-Mission Aircraft Which Can Complement Canadairs
We recently had a chance to interview Leonardo’s officials to get to know better the “C-27J Fire Fighter,” the firefighting configuration of the tactical transport aircraft currently in ...