While the plane and its pilot were able to land safely after the collision, the damaged Canadair CL-415 Super Scooper was one less available resource in the fight against the wildfires.

The drone collided into a Canadair CL-415 Super Scooper the Government of Quebec had supplied to Los Angeles firefighters, which was carrying two crewmembers when it was struck on Jan. 9 ...

Canadair CL-415 Super Scooper Plane figh. Peter Akemann, the former president of Skydance Interactive, has pleaded guilty of recklessly flying a drone that collided with a firefighting plane that ...

A California man has pleaded guilty to recklessly operating a drone that collided with a Canadair CL-415 Super Scooper as it battled the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles in early January, the U.S ...

The Canadair CL-415 was struck on the nose and wing by a consumer drone Thursday, which left the plane grounded and in need ...

A Canadair CL-415 Super Scooper, like the plane that was struck by a drone over the Palisades fire, makes a water drop during a demonstration Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022. (File photo by Hans ...

A former Hollywood video game exec won't serve a day in prison for his drone damaging and grounding an aircraft that was fighting the LA wildfires.

The CL-415, originally manufactured by Canadair and now by Bombardier, is an amphibious aircraft designed specifically for aerial firefighting. It gets its nickname, ...

The aircraft, a Canadair CL-415 Super Scooper, can fly at extremely low altitudes to — as its name suggests — scoop up water from nearby sources and dump it on fires. It can hold 1,600 gallons ...

The drone collided into a Canadair CL-415 Super Scooper the Government of Quebec had supplied to Los Angeles firefighters, which was carrying two crewmembers when it was struck on Jan. 9 ...

A Canadair CL-415 Super Scooper, like the plane that was struck by a drone over the Palisades fire, makes a water drop during a demonstration Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022. (File photo by Hans ...

The collision, which involved a Canadair CL-415, happened at around 1 p.m. according to Los Angeles Fire Department Public Information Officer Erik Scott. "Quebec 1 sustained wing damage and ...