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Old 08-21-2020 | 08:24 PM
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Nonessential personnel have been evacuated. Aircraft are being evacuated.


https://theaviationist.com/2020/08/2...dfires-spread/
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Old 08-21-2020 | 08:30 PM
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Nonessential personnel have been evacuated. Aircraft are being evacuated.


https://theaviationist.com/2020/08/2...dfires-spread/
They could have just left the KC-10s to burn. Save the taxpayers the cost of flying them to the boneyard.
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Old 08-22-2020 | 11:06 AM
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Originally Posted by tnkrdrvr
They could have just left the KC-10s to burn. Save the taxpayers the cost of flying them to the boneyard.
Biggest mistake ... retiring the KC-10s early.
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Old 08-22-2020 | 01:38 PM
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Originally Posted by tnkrdrvr
They could have just left the KC-10s to burn. Save the taxpayers the cost of flying them to the boneyard.
Might convert them to water tankers. California is going to need all the help they can get.
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Old 08-27-2020 | 08:13 PM
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Originally Posted by Excargodog
Might convert them to water tankers. California is going to need all the help they can get.
When I lived in Colorado, I watched the DC-10 tanker dropping on the Black Forest fire. Very impressive!
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Old 08-29-2020 | 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Excargodog
Might convert them to water tankers. California is going to need all the help they can get.
“Whoops forgot to take the fuel out of that one...”
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Old 08-29-2020 | 02:21 PM
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Originally Posted by hydrostream
“Whoops forgot to take the fuel out of that one...”
The blast wave might put the fire out.
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