NATO A330 MRTT Tanker Aircraft Refuels Fighter Jets During NATO Exercise Cold Response

NATO A330 MRTT Tanker Aircraft Refueling Fighter Jets During NATO Exercise Cold Response

COLOGNE, GERMANY – NATO Airbus A330 Multi Role Tanker Transport (MRTT) aircraft are participating in NATO Exercise Cold Response 22, refueling NATO fighter jets in the skies over Norway. Participating fighter jets in the exercise are Norwegian F-35s, Swedish JAS 39 Gripens, U.S. Air Force F-15s, U.S. Navy F-18s and U.S. Marine Corps AV-8Bs. Long-planned NATO exercise Cold Response 22 ensures NATO Allies are capable … Continue reading NATO A330 MRTT Tanker Aircraft Refueling Fighter Jets During NATO Exercise Cold Response

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How Airbus transforms the A330 into the A330 MRTT Aerial Tanker

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VIDEO – HOW AIRBUS TRANSFORMS THE A330 INTO AN A330 MRTT AIR TANKER

GETAFE, SPAIN – The Airbus A330 MRTT (Multi Role Tanker Transport) has earned its reputation as the new generation aerial tanker of choice for military services worldwide, like the Royal Netherlands Air Force (RNLAF) – receiving its first A330 MRTT last week as the successor of the RNLAF KDC-10 tanker. The new tanker aircraft can also be operated as a transport aircraft, and can also … Continue reading VIDEO – HOW AIRBUS TRANSFORMS THE A330 INTO AN A330 MRTT AIR TANKER

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Footage emerged of Coulson Aviation C-130 Air Tanker Crash in Australia

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THE FINAL MOMENTS OF THE COULSON C-130 AIR TANKER CRASH IN AUSTRALIA, WHICH KILLED ALL 3 U.S. FIREFIGHTERS ON BOARD

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – Last week new shocking footage has emerged showing the final moments of the Coulson Aviation C-130 Air Tanker, before it crashed in the Snowy Mountains while battling the raging bushfires in Australia last month. All 3 U.S. Firefighters on board were killed in the accident. The crew of the firefighting aircraft – Captain Ian McBeth (44), First Officer Paul Clyde Hudson (42) … Continue reading THE FINAL MOMENTS OF THE COULSON C-130 AIR TANKER CRASH IN AUSTRALIA, WHICH KILLED ALL 3 U.S. FIREFIGHTERS ON BOARD

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AMERICAN C-130 AIR TANKER CREW IDENTIFIED AND HONORED IN AUSTRALIA

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – Flags were flying at half-staff today across the state of New South Wales, in honor of the 3 American firefighters who were tragically killed yesterday. Coulson Aviation and the Australian media have released the victims’ names today: Captain Ian H. McBeth (44), First Officer Paul Clyde Hudson (42) and Flight Engineer Rick A. DeMorgan Jr. (43) are the 3 firefighters who were … Continue reading AMERICAN C-130 AIR TANKER CREW IDENTIFIED AND HONORED IN AUSTRALIA

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AMERICAN C-130 FIREFIGHTING AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN AUSTRALIA KILLING 3 PEOPLE

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – While Australia was hoping the worst part of the bushfires was over, a new tragedy occured today when a C-130 Hercules firefighting aircraft crashed, while battling the bushfires in New South Wales, killing 3 American crew members onboard. The aircraft was leased from an American company – Coulson Aviation USA. The Lockheed EC-130Q Hercules Air Tanker took off from RAAF Richmond Air … Continue reading AMERICAN C-130 FIREFIGHTING AIRCRAFT CRASHED IN AUSTRALIA KILLING 3 PEOPLE

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DC-10 Air Tanker Firefighting Aircraft battling Australian Bushfires

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VIDEO – DC-10 AIR TANKER BATTLING THE AUSTRALIAN BUSHFIRES

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – Watch how a DC-10 Air Tanker 911 of the NSW Rural Fire Service drops 35,500 litres of fire retardant near Colo Heights last month – on December 5, 2019 – during the Gospers Mountain fire, located inside the Wollemi National Park, which was at an emergency level at that time. The DC-10 was assigned on a lease basis to the NSW Rural … Continue reading VIDEO – DC-10 AIR TANKER BATTLING THE AUSTRALIAN BUSHFIRES

FLYHIGH.NEWSJanuary 16, 2020November 27, 2020Leave a comment

A Securité Civile Grumman S-2T Turbo Firecat crashed today

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FIREFIGHTING PLANE CRASHED IN FRANCE

GÉNÉRAC, FRANCE – A Securité Civile Conair S-2 Turbo Firecat firefighting plane has crashed this afternoon shortly after 5:00 PM Local Time in the area of Générac in France. The pilot was killed in the tragic crash, while battling the fires in the area. The pilot of the Firecat (former Grumman S-2 Tracker from the Canadian Navy) was fighting one of the three new fires … Continue reading FIREFIGHTING PLANE CRASHED IN FRANCE