Airworthiness Doubts Ground Firefighting Tankers
The U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management are entering another potentially brutal wildfire season, but without 33 large airtankers modified to carry up to 3,000 gal. of fire retardant. Last week, the agencies terminated all existing contracts for the fleet, essentially grounding the ex...
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