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Helicopter dumps water on Friars Fire as California blaze nightmare continues
Helicopters dropped water on the Friars Fire as California's wildfire crisis continued. The brush fire erupted on a hillside near Fashion Valley Mall in San Diego on Tuesday,1. The Friars Fire ...
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Super Scooper: The Remarkable Firefighting Flying Boat Over the Skies of Los Angeles
This is the story of the Canadair CL-415, a Canadian-designed, Canadian-built amphibious water bomber pulling overtime over ...
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 ...
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FBI investigates drone that collided with aircraft fighting LA wildfires
One of the Super Scooper fleet's aircraft sustained wing damage and was grounded on Thursday after colliding with a civilian drone. It is a water-bombing plane, officially named CL-415 but ...
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What are ‘Super Scoopers,’ the planes used to fight the L.A. wildfires?
Enter the CL-415 Super Scooper — one of the world’s most effective firefighting aircraft — capable of skimming the surface of open bodies of water. The Canadian-made amphibious water bombers ...
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See the US military's special C-130 Hercules water bombers that are joining the LA wildfire fight
The Department of Defense deployed modified C-130 aircraft and Navy helicopters to ... unit that can drop thousands of gallons of water or fire retardant to suppress the blaze.
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Quebec, B.C., sending more resources to California to combat L.A. wildfires
MONTREAL - Quebec said Friday it will send two more firefighting aircraft to California, a day after one of the province’s water bombers collided with a drone while battling the wildfires ...
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See the US military's special C-130 Hercules water bombers that are joining the LA wildfire fight
The Pentagon deployed modified C-130 aircraft to aid in the fight against ... firefighting unit that can drop thousands of gallons of water or fire retardant to suppress the blaze.
Yahoo News UK16d
See the US military's special C-130 Hercules water bombers that are joining the LA wildfire fight
When deployed as a firefighting aircraft, the C-130 can be equipped with a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) unit to support other air tankers in aerial suppression. The MAFFS units can be ...
Burnaby Now16d
Quebec sending more water bombers to California after aircraft struck by drone
A Quebec water bomber fighting the wildfires in the Los Angeles area was grounded after it collided with a drone flying in the area on Thursday.Fire crews battle the Kenneth Fire in the West Hills ...
Toronto Star17d
L.A. fires: Canadian water bomber knocked out by drone, consular officials co-ordinate aid
That said, one Canadian water bomber has been knocked out of commission as a result of its work battling the fire. Raju Mudhar is a Toronto-based reporter for the Star covering breaking news.
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Quebec sending more water bombers to California after aircraft struck by civilian drone
Quebec said Friday it will send two more firefighting aircraft to California, a day after one of the province’s water bombers collided with a drone while battling the wildfires ravaging the Los ...