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AM (Airbus Military) begins trials of C295 firefighter aircraft

Madrid, Spain - Further tests are planned in the near future

Airbus Military has begun trials of water bombing with a specially modified C295 aircraft at a site near Cordoba, Spain specialized in firefighting. The flights went well and further tests are planned in the near future to make a more detailed analysis of the C295 as a firefighter aircraft.

fra/pec - 1155988
Rome, Italy, 10/22/2013 16:51
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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