Super Scooper planes that fight wildfires are 'rugged ... - NBC News
Jan 15, 2025 · Most Super Scoopers in the U.S. are owned by Montana-based Bridger Aerospace. With six planes, the company holds the largest private Super Scooper fleet in the world and leases the aircraft to ...
FBI working to piece together drone that damaged super scooper …
Jan 12, 2025 · LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- The FBI released new photos of a damaged water-dropping super scooper firefighting aircraft that collided with a drone over the Palisades Fire. According to officials, the...
16,000 Gallons Water At 350 Kmph, Repeat: 'Super Scoopers' In …
Jan 13, 2025 · As wildfires leave a trail of destruction in southern California, claiming lives and gutting cherished homes, amphibious aircraft from Canada, known as Super Scoopers, have come to the rescue.
Los Angeles wildfires: Firefighting plane grounded for 3 ... - Fox News
Jan 10, 2025 · A firefighting 'Super Scooper' airplane on loan from Canada has been grounded for three days after a civilian drone flew into its wing, authorities say.
Canadian ‘Super Scooper’ plane grounded after hitting civilian …
Jan 10, 2025 · Los Angeles authorities have vowed to prosecute illegal drone flights after a civilian drone collided with a Canadian “Super Scooper” aircraft fighting the Palisades Fire Thursday, forcing it...
Two More CL-415 Super Scoopers On The Way To Fight Palisades …
Jan 10, 2025 · Cal Fire will receive two more CL-415 Super Scoopers from a Canadian non-profit to replace the one damaged Thursday by a drone strike as it was fighting the Palisades Fire, The War Zone has learned. This will take the total force of Super Scoopers currently available to Cal Fire from one to three.
FBI looking for pilot of drone that grounded plane battling ... - KTLA
Jan 13, 2025 · FBI images show the damage done to a Canadian Super Scooper plane that was hit by a drone while battling the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles on Jan. 9, 2025. A Super Scooper is capable of...
Drone Collision Grounds One of Only 2 Super Scooper …
Jan 10, 2025 · A drone hit the wing of a Canadair CL-415 Super Scooper plane fighting the LA fires. Cal Fire only has one other Quebec 1 aircraft in its arsenal. ... told the military-news site The War Zone that ...
‘Super Scooper’ Aircraft Fighting LA Wildfires Grounded ... - Yahoo
Jan 10, 2025 · 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...
LACoFD Reports Midair Collision between Drone and Super Scooper ...
Jan 10, 2025 · “SuperScooper Quebec 1 was struck by a civilian drone that was not assigned to the Palisades fire," according to the County of Los Angeles Fire Department.