The waterbombing DC-10 Very Large Air Tanker (VLAT) tasked with protecting lives and property from bush fires this summer has been named “Nancy Bird”, in honour of renowned Australian aviator Nancy Bird Walton AO OBE. Nancy Bird Walton was the first woman in Australia to obtain a commercial pilot’s licence and founded an outback air ambulance service, flying nurses to Bourke to provide services for sheep and cattle stations. Footage: A DC-10 in operation during bushfires over Port Stephens and C
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C-130 Tanker Loses Wings & Crashes
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A NSW Rural Fire Service Large Air Tanker (Bomber 136) has landed at Canberra Airport ahead of rising fire danger across the ACT and surrounding NSW regions. The C-130 aircraft, capable of dropping 13,250 litres of fire retardant, has been strategically positioned to respond quickly to any outbreaks. Fire Danger Ratings for the ACT are High on Friday, 9 January 2026 and Extreme on Saturday, 10 January 2026. #FireBomber #bushfire #EmergencyServices #sea7australia | Sea7 Australia
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Fears of Air Tanker Crash While Fighting Fires in NSW
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Australia's biggest firefighting aircraft, a Boeing 737 air tanker, has been sent to Western Australia to assist firefighters battling the blazes that were burning during heatwave conditions. The NSW RFS Large Air Tanker 'Marie Bashir' can hold up to 15,000 litres of water and was immediately deployed to the Collie fire after arriving. Department of Fire and Emergency Services WA Commissioner Darren Klemm told the ABC the plane will be here until at least Monday night. Here's vision of the plane
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The ATSB has released the preliminary report from its ongoing investigation into the collision with terrain of a C-130 large air tanker during aerial firefighting operations on 23 January 2020, in which three aircrew were fatally injured. | Australian Transport Safety Bureau
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