How California National Guard helicopter crews are fighting the LA wildfires
A California National Guard pilot describes how flyers perform a firefighting mission in the battle against Los Angeles’ ...
Chilling new videos give clearest view yet of DC plane crash — and debris falling into river after fireball
The cellphone footage provides the clearest angle yet of Wednesday’s tragic midair collision in Washington, DC, that killed ...
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What It’s Like Inside a Waterbomber
A Chinook helicopter makes a water-bombing run over the Palisades ... Davies, 54, joined Coulson six years ago after flying these big machines in all kinds of situations: slinging seismic ...
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What It’s Like Inside a Helicopter Fighting the California Fires
Tanker 47 rears up as helicopter pilot Darren Davies settles it to hover over the Encino Reservoir, a half-mile-wide artificial lake perched on the shoulder of a hill overlooking the San Fernando ...
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A look at the massive fire fighting effort in L.A. — from the sky
One thing that was impossible to miss -- as fires raged through L.A. -- was the fight from the air. Officials say it might have been the largest number of aircraft at a fire event, ever.
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Amphibious planes and helicopters intensify California fire battle
Among them are machines like CH-47 Chinook helicopters ... of water bodies during flight. With a special suction system, they can refill their 1,600-gallon tanks in just 12 seconds while flying ...