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Fires in Sweden: two Italian Canadair Fire Brigade aircraft departed

In service already from this morning

Two Canadair CL-415 (Can 27 and Can 31) airplanes from the Department of Firefighters departed yesterday morning from Rome-Ciampino airport, to Sweden, in Stockholm to face the exceptional situation of high risk of fires in the Scandinavian country.The aircraft, in agreement with the Head of the Civil Defence Department, Angelo Borrelli, and the Head of the Fire Department, Bruno Frattasi, were activated...

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Rome, Italy, 06/10/2018 13:30
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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