July 26, 2023 Firefighting aircraft crashes in Greece ABOVE: The Canadair CL-215 believed to be operated by the Hellenic Air Force’s 335th Tactical Transport Squadron An aircraft fighting wildfires in ...

The decision comes as Canadair CL-415 "Super Scooper" aircraft have been deployed to use the lake as a water source to assist with wildfire suppression.

The Canadair CL-415, known as the Super Scooper, is one of the most effective aerial firefighting planes ever built. Designed to scoop thousands of liters of water in seconds and drop it over ...

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 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 ...

UPDATED with plea: Former president of Skydance Interactive Peter Akemann pleaded guilty today to recklessly operating a drone that crashed into and damaged a Super Scooper firefighting aircraft ...

A Bombardier Canadair CL-415 fighting wildfires in California last month was grounded after a drone punched a hole in its wing. [Courtesy: Los Angeles County Fire Department] The pilot of a drone ...

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.

Akemann was flying a DJI Mini 3 Pro drone over the Palisades fire when it collided with the wing of a Canadair CL-415 Super Scooper provided by the Quebec government.

The crash damaged a wing of the Canadair CL-415 Super Scooper, so called because it can fly low over water sources and ladle over 1,000 gallons of water to dump on a fire, and grounded the plane ...

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 ...