C130Hcc Posted June 8, 2012 Share Posted June 8, 2012 SALT LAKE CITY -- Once a Cold War-era submarine attack plane, the Lockheed P2V has for years been both a mainstay of the nation's aerial firefighting arsenal and a cause for concern.Flying in the turbulent, unforgiving skies above raging wildfires, the planes have crashed at least seven times from either mechanical problems or pilot error, causing 16 deaths, dating back to 1990 when they were slowly added to the nation's firefighting fleet. http://www.kansascity.com/2012/06/03/3640346/air-tanker-crash-kills-2-at-utah.html http://www.firehouse.com/news/10726438/ntsb-firefighting-plane-heavily-fragmented-in-crash Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/06/03/3640346/air-tanker-crash-kills-2-at-utah.html#storylink=cpy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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