RFS Boeing-737 sent on more than 600 missions in Australia this bushfire seasonin Australia

RFS B737 AND C-130 AIR TANKERS HAVE BEEN SENT ON MORE THAN 600 MISSIONS IN AUSTRALIA THIS BUSHFIRE SEASON – A FIREFIGHTER’S STORY

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA – One of the lasting images of this season’s firefighting effort in Australia unfortunately has been the crash this week of an American C-130 Hercules Air Tanker on Thursday January 23, killing all 3 crew members. These brave men were doing their job – battling the Australian bushfires for the NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS) in New South Wales. Another large American firefighting … Continue reading RFS B737 AND C-130 AIR TANKERS HAVE BEEN SENT ON MORE THAN 600 MISSIONS IN AUSTRALIA THIS BUSHFIRE SEASON – A FIREFIGHTER’S STORY

Jerry TahaJanuary 24, 2020November 27, 2020Leave a comment

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