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Fires in Portugal (2): the Italian Canadair airplanes took off yesterday evening

Rome, Italy - The pre-activation has been immediate and they were ready to depart already in the early hours

The two Canadair CL-415 airplanes (CAN 13 and CAN 28) of the Fire Department took off yesterday evening from Rome-Ciampino to Portugal (Montereal) to support the wide firefighting activity that due to the high temperatures, are interesting the regions of Bragança, Lisboa, Setúbal, and Santarém. The aircraft have been activated by Brussels upon request by the Portuguese Government in the context of...

fra/pec - 1205191
Rome, Italy, 06/19/2017 08:20
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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