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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.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Captain RK Smithley, a pilot flying McDonnell Douglas DC-10 widebody ... the tanker base, with the mechanics who keep us rolling, the air ...
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DC-10 FIREFIGHTING PLANE
Read full article: Ask Anthony: Why wasn’t a DC-10 firefighting plane used during the Pauline Road Fire? In the past, we’ve used the DC-10 air tanker to battle major fires, so one viewer asked ...
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Here's How a Drag-Racing Legend Is Helping Fight the L.A. Fires
Operated by 10 Tanker Air Carrier out of New Mexico ... team installs the fabricated retardant tanks needed to turn the DC-10 into a firefighter, a task requiring a special FAA operating ...