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NASCAR star's hero dad piloting Air Tanker to help combat Los Angeles wildfires
R.K.'s Instagram is filled with photos of 10 Tanker's work battling fires around the American West, where some of his missions have included fighting fires in San Bernardino. At least 16 people ...
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Aircraft from New Mexico helping fight wildfires in Los Angeles
10 Tanker expects to have its third airplane up and running by the end of this week.
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I'm a pilot flying a DC-10 fire bomber to battle the LA fires. This is what I've seen — and this is what needs to stop.
This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Captain RK Smithley, a pilot flying McDonnell Douglas DC-10 widebody airliners converted into tanker planes for a New Mexico-based company ...
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'A nightmare': Ligonier native takes to skies to battle Los Angeles fires
“My gut reaction was it’s a nightmare.” A Ligonier native, Smithley, 65, who lives in Tennessee, works for 10 Tanker, an aerial firefighting organization. He flies a DC-10 Air Tanke ...