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We have visited California Firefighting Hub: San Bernardino Airtanker Base

September 17, 2014 David Cenciotti 3

We have visited the Airtanker Firefighting Hub in California. Located on the former grounds of Norton Air Force Base, closed under the BRAC (Base Realignment And Closure) proceedings in the early 1990s, San Bernardino International […]

Aviation Safety / Air Crashes

U.S. Air Force C-130H plane crashes during a firefighting mission in South Dakota

July 2, 2012 David Cenciotti 1

At 18.00LT on Jul. 1, a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System (MAFFS) equipped C-130H, identified as serial number 92-1454 (156 AS/145AW NC ANG), supporting firefighting missions against the White Draw Fire, crashed in the southwest […]