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C-130 Hercules fighting bushfires crashes in Australia

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On 23 January 2020, three American firefighters have died when a C-130 water tanker plane crashed near Snowy Mountains, Australia

ACT Emergency Services confirmed the large air tanker crashed while fighting a blaze near Cooma, north-east of the Snowy Mountains.

Coulson Aviation, the Canadian operator of the C-130 aircraft, had grounded its fleet on Thursday afternoon as a mark of respect for the victims and to reassess safety conditions.

This post was published on 23 January 2020 09:37

Maarten Van Den Driessche

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