The aircraft was participating in the efforts to extinguish a forest fire that broke out in the municipality of Gondomar (Portugal). During an attempt to take off from the Douro River, the aircraft ...
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The Insane Plane Built to Fight Fires - CL 415

The Canadair CL-415, known as the “Super Scooper,” is a specialized amphibious aircraft designed exclusively for aerial ...
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An aircraft fighting wildfires in Greece has crashed on the island of Evia, with the loss of both crew. The Canadair CL-215 ‘Scooper’ crashed just after 3pm (12:00 GMT) during a firefighting operation ...
China will explore exporting its domestically developed AG600 seaplane to other nations, according to a project manager at Aviation Industry Corp of China, the leading Chinese aircraft maker. Zhao Lei ...
During a scheduled 07:45 departure from Little Rock to Minneapolis, an Indicating Crew Alerting System (ICAS) message stating "R 14th duct" occurred during takeoff and the flight crew aborted the ...
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Canadair CL-415 hit by drone during Los Angeles fire operations A Canadian Canadair CL-415 firefighting aircraft was struck by a drone while battling wildfires in Los Angeles, leaving significant ...