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Leonardo's C-27J Firefighter, A Multi-Mission Aircraft Which Can Complement Canadairs
Active fire-fighting activities like water drops are ... Instead, it is designed so both types of aircraft can be used in a complementary way to optimize firefighting effectiveness even in complex ...
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See it: Photos capture aircraft helping combat the California wildfires
The latter type of aircraft can carry 1,200 gallons ... has flown C-130 Hercules planes "equipped with Modular Aerial Fire Fighting Systems" to the Los Angeles area, where they are operating ...
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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.
The DC-10 is one of dozens of aircraft assisting in fighting the ... I'm a third-generation ground firefighter who ended up in the air fighting fire, so my career has come full circle.
Why fire crews weren’t on site when an American Airlines plane landed at DIA before catching fire
FAA regulations require Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting units to be on site at all commercial airports when a pilot ...