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US Air Force C-130 aircraft boost Colorado wildfire fight

Colorado Spring, USA - Four airplanes from the 302nd Airlift Wing have been sent to Colorado Spring

Wildfires continue around Colorado Springs, USA. Four Air Force C-130 aircraft have been sent to help the operators fighting against blazes. The aircraft are equipped with special retardant sprays. Each C-130 can carry up to 2,600 gallons of retardant that can be sprayed in as quickly as five seconds, covering a quarter-mile of brush, trees or grass. This is the major upgrade over the force that...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1142653
Rome, Italy, 06/26/2012 16:35
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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