The collision occurred over the Palisades fire as the Canadair CL-415 aircraft was dumping water onto the blaze. The circumstances of the collision have not been made public, but LA County Fire ...

The Southern California wildfires have produced true heroes in the wake of unprecedented devastation. Emergency response teams from five surrounding states, Canada, and Mexico, have gathered to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Federal Aviation Administration was forced to issue a reminder on January 9th, shortly after an unidentified civilian drone collided with a Canadair CL-415 Super Scooper at approximately 1PM ...

A firefighting plane that drops more than 1,500 gallons of water at a time is grounded after it collided with a drone flying illegally above the Palisades fire Thursday, Jan. 9, according to ...

A couple of Canadair CL-415 water-bombing aircraft were among the many machines fighting LA’s city-swallowing wildfires last month. The “super scooper” amphibious plane, which drinks from ...