Modified Jetliners To Renew U.S. Firefighting Fleet
Credit: Neptune Aviation Services
As U.S. Air Force Lockheed Martin C-130s resumed attacks on wildfires in Colorado and Wyoming, the first fatal crash for the USAF in 40 years of supporting the U.S. Forest Service brought the danger inherent in the aerial firefighting mission into sharp focus. Another fatal crash earlier in the fire...
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