Water tanks in the sky: Firefighting planes help ground crews combat California wildfires
Carrying massive loads of water or fire retardant, fast-moving specialized aircraft help contain the spread of wildfires.
See what battling California wildfires look like from cockpit of a C-130 aircraft
Equipped with airborne fire-fighting systems, C-130 Super Hercules planes are flying missions over the wildfires in Southern ...
Water tanks in the sky: How firefighting planes help ground crews combat LA wildfires
Carrying massive loads of water or fire retardant, here's a look at the fast-moving specialized aircraft helping contain the spread of LA wildfires.
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Water tanks in the sky: How firefighting planes help ground crews combat LA wildfires
The planes are based strategically throughout ... Additional C-130s with Modular Aerial Fire Fighting Systems will join California firefighters, the U.S. Air Force reported Monday.
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Crews work year round to keep firefighting planes ready to fly
At Neptune Aviation, an aerial firefighting company based in Missoula, maintenance crews work throughout the winter to keep ...
LA wildfires: Aerial firefighters leader says flames should be 'wake up' call
United Aerial Firefighters Association head Paul Petersen said the wildfires ravaging California could be among the most ...
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High winds do more than spread fires — they keep firefighting aircraft on the ground
they have also grounded aircraft that are flying fire suppression missions. Planes dumping water and retardant on impacted areas have been unable to take to the sky at times since the fires began ...