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I'm a pilot flying a DC-10 fire bomber to battle the LA fires. This is what I've seen — and this is what needs to stop.
The DC-10 is one of dozens of aircraft assisting ... Helicopters are generally dropping water to directly attack the fires, but air tankers — or fire bombers as I like to call them — are ...
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A NASCAR driver’s father is helping fight the L.A. fires in a 400,000-pound airplane
He’s been asked to describe what it’s like flying a DC-10 just a few ... to drop gallons of fire retardant. It’s a highly coordinated effort featuring a fleet of tanker planes, scooper ...