Here’s what it’s like to manage Cal Fire’s aircraft during a massive wildfire
Aircraft that douse flames with water and bright red Phos-Chek fire retardant are a common sight in California. Aerial ...
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In the Heat of Battle With Tanker 47
Tanker 47 rears up as helicopter pilot Darren Davies settles it to hover over the Encino Reservoir, a half-mile-wide ...
Trump picks a former air crewman and space expert to head the Air Force
President-elect Donald Trump has named Troy Meink, a former Air Force KC-135 tanker navigator and former deputy of the National Reconnaissance Office, as his choice to serve as the top civilian leader ...
See the US military's special C-130 Hercules water bombers that are joining the LA wildfire fight
The Pentagon sent C-130 MAFFS-equipped aircraft to fight the LA fires. The water bombers drop nearly 14 tons of fire ...
Aircraft from New Mexico helping fight wildfires in Los Angeles
Albuquerque-based is deploying its firefighting planes to help combat ongoing fires in Los Angeles. "We dropped almost ...
What It’s Like to Be an Aerial Tanker Pilot During the L.A. Fires
Multiple aerial firefighting agencies have spent countless hours airborne since the outbreak of the Palisades and Eaton fires ...
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A Rare Look Inside Israel’s Secretive KC-707 Re’em Tanker
Footage from inside an Israeli Air Force KC-707 Re’em tanker aircraft was recently published on the official IDF Instagram ...
NASCAR Driver’s Dad Battles Los Angeles Wildfires From the Sky As A DC-10 Tanker Pilot
Wildfires have devastated County, killing at least 13 people, destroying over 12,000 structures, and displacing tens of ...
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High winds do more than spread fires — they keep firefighting aircraft on the ground
Aerial support during the California wildfires has been grounded at times by the winds. Here's what the aircraft do and why ...
FBI investigating Los Angeles firefighting aircraft damaged by drone
An investigation is underway into an unauthorized drone that hit a firefighting aircraft while it battled raging wildfires in ...
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What are Super Scoopers, the firefighting aircraft used to tackle Los Angeles wildfires?
Canadian CL-415 Super Scooper, one of the world's most effective firefighting aircraft, is quite different from the ...
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How California fights fires from the skies
Dozens of helicopters and multiple air tankers were involved in fighting the current fires, according to a Jan. 8 press release from Governor Gavin Newsom’s office. These aircraft are used in ...