I'm a third-generation firefighter — and I'm helping to battle the LA fires from the air in a DC-10 fire bomber. Here's how we do it.
Captain RK Smithley flies McDonnell Douglas DC-10 fire bombers for New Mexico-based ... in the Forest Service's arsenal because we're the biggest tanker out here. This fire is unprecedented. In 10 ...
As an epilogue, Omega Air continues to refuel US aircraft with ex-Japan Airlines and Dutch KC-10 even after the Air Force retired them.
Aerial firefighting has become an essential part of wildfire suppression strategies, offering the speed, precision, and versatility.
Helping in that fight is Albuquerque-based 10 Tanker. Its fleet consists of four DC-10 tanker planes that can each hold and drop a massive 9,500 gallons of fire retardant. Two of them – Tanker ...
MONDAY, TWO OF THOSE PLANES COMING FROM ALBUQUERQUE BASED TEN TANKER AIR CARRIER, THE DC TEN BATTLING THE PALISADES ... or warehouse people," said Kerley. 10 Tanker expects to have its third ...
In Kano State, a Max Air aircraft crash-landed on Tuesday at Malam Aminu Kano International Airport. The aircraft which was arriving from Lagos had 53 passengers and 6 crew members ...