This is the story of the Canadair CL-415, a Canadian-designed, Canadian-built amphibious water bomber pulling overtime over America's most famous zip codes.

Amid the inferno sweeping through Los Angeles, the amphibious CL-415 "Super Scooper" has proven essential in fighting California's wildfires. The aircraft, capable of skimming 1,600 gallons of ...

That means they can dispense vast quantities of water on a continuous loop until they run out of fuel. Here’s what to know. The Super Scooper, with a wingspan of 93 feet and a length of 65 feet ...

A water-dropping Super Scooper aircraft sent from Canada to battle ... that the Channel Islands Air National Guard Station at Port Hueneme will send two of its C-130 transports to the region ...

That’s exactly what happened in Los Angeles on January 9 when a drone collided with a “Super Scooper” firefighting plane, The LA Times reports. This happened as LA fights its worst ...

A water-dropping "super scooper" was grounded Thursday night after it was struck and damaged by a drone. The aircraft landed safely and no crewmembers were injured. It's unclear when the aircraft ...

A Super Scooper firefighting plane was grounded after it was struck by a drone over the Palisades Fire. Fire officials in Southern California informed the FAA that a firefighting aircraft struck a ...

One of the “Super Scooper” planes aiding in the battle against the Los Angeles wildfires was damaged after colliding with a drone and is now grounded, officials said on Thursday. The collision ...

"fill up tanks in 10 to 12 seconds — 1400 gallons of water — and continuously scoop and drop water on one tank of fuel." It takes a special kind of mindset to pilot a Super Scooper, he said ...

The Federal Aviation Administration said it is investigating after fire officials reported that a water-dropping "super scooper" firefighting aircraft struck a drone while operating over the ...

That means they can dispense vast quantities of water on a continuous loop until they run out of fuel. • The Super Scooper skims the water’s surface at 100 mph, collecting 1,600 gallons in ...