Armada of Firefighting Aircraft Faces Tough Battle in Southern California

Credit: ERICKSON AIR-CRANE
A national armada of firefighting aircraft was brought to Southern California last week to fight the worst wildfires there in modern history, but were having mixed success because of the difficult conditions. Types ran from military C-130s, U.S. Forest Service Douglas DC-4s and Lockheed P-3s, down...

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