Peter Akemann pleaded guilty to criminal and misdemeanor charges after his drone struck and damaged a firefighting "Super Scooper" aircraft battling wildfires near Los Angeles, creating a fist-sized ...

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On Wednesday afternoon, first officer Henry Williams and his captain had a birds-eye view of the Crosho Fire as they dove through the rising clouds of smoke in a Canadair CL-415 aircraft with hopes of ...

They are more than 65 feet long, with a wingspan of roughly 93 feet; inside, only a pilot and co-pilot sit. The power and purpose of these planes come from their tanks, which hold 1,600 gallons of ...

(CNN) — 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 the ...

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 ...

Photo shows where an unauthorized drone perforated the left wing of the CL-415. Credit: Transport Quebec The Canadair CL-415 Super Scooper that was grounded by a drone strike while battling the ...

(CNN) — A Canadian “Super Scooper” aircraft fighting the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles had to be grounded after it hit a drone flying in restricted airspace over the devastating blaze on Thursday, the ...