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A drone collided with one of the only Super Scooper planes fighting the LA wildfires, grounding a key resource

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Super Scooper firefighting plane was grounded after hitting a drone in the skies over LA. It's one of only two Super Scooper ...
The Washington Post

What are ‘Super Scoopers,’ the planes used to fight the L.A. wildfires?

Fire crews are days into a challenging battle against a firestorm in Los Angeles, and one of the critical tools in the fight has been the effort from above. Enter the CL-415 Super Scooper — one of the ...
NBC Connecticut

Super Scooper planes that fight wildfires are ‘rugged, reliable' — and rare

One reason last week’s collision between a firefighting plane and a drone caused such a stir was because Los Angeles doesn’t have many spare “Super Scoopers” to take the aircraft’s place. The Los ...
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A drone collided with one of the only Super Scooper planes fighting the LA wildfires, grounding a key resource

A Super Scooper drops ocean water on part of the Palisades fire in the Los Angeles area on Tuesday.Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images One of only two Super Scooper planes helping to ...