We're dropping 85,000 pounds of fire retardant on our target. It's a very good airplane for what we're doing — we're the largest tool in the Forest Service's arsenal because we're the biggest tanker ...
Smithley dropped red fire ... flying McDonnell Douglas DC-10 widebody airliners converted into tanker planes for a New Mexico-based company called 10Tanker. The DC-10 is one of dozens of aircraft ...
Captain RK Smithley explains how an orchestrated effort between air traffic controllers, mechanics, and loaders helps fight ...
We're dropping 85,000 pounds of fire retardant on our target. It's a very good airplane for what we're doing — we're the largest tool in the Forest Service's arsenal because ... but we in the DC-10 ...
A firefighting aircraft was grounded on Thursday after it was struck by a drone while flying ... to fire operations. "Quebec 1 sustained wing damage and remains grounded and out of service ...
The FBI announced on Monday that it is seeking information about the collision of an unauthorized drone with a firefighting aircraft that was flying over the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles County ...
Los Angeles authorities have vowed to prosecute illegal drone flights after a civilian drone collided with a Canadian “Super Scooper” aircraft ... out of service,” Los Angeles Fire ...