Captain RK Smithley explains how an orchestrated effort between air traffic controllers, mechanics, and loaders helps fight ...
U.S. Air National Guard Maj. John-Mark Koetitz, a pilot with the 115th Airlift Squadron, pilots a California National Guard MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System) equipped C-130J Super ...
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High winds do more than spread fires — they keep firefighting aircraft on the groundAerial support during the California wildfires has been grounded at times by high winds. Here's what the aircrafts do and why ...
A dramatic video takes viewers inside the cockpit of a California Air National ... aircraft lands at a tanker base, it can be refilled in less than 12 minutes." The Hughes Fire has now burned ...
The Los Angeles fires first started on January 7, 2025, as a result of strong winds. According to NBC, the first area to be ...
For instance, 10 Tanker Air Carrier said Monday on X it has ... flown C-130 Hercules planes "equipped with Modular Aerial Fire Fighting Systems" to the Los Angeles area, where they are operating ...
Interviews with pilots paint a graphic picture of the struggle to maintain control of their ships amid one of the most ...
U.S. Air National Guard Maj. John-Mark Koetitz, a pilot with the 115th Airlift Squadron, pilots a California National Guard MAFFS (Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System ... and the aircraft lands at a ...
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