Three Americans died Thursday when a C-130 Hercules aerial water tanker crashed while battling wildfires in Australia, officials said.
in the Snowy Monaro region of Australia’s southern New South Wales state, officials said.
Coulson Aviation in the U.S. state of Oregon said in a statement that one of its C-130 Lockheed large air tankers was lost after it left Richmond in New South Wales with retardant for a firebombing mission. It said the accident was “extensive” but had few other details. Also Thursday, Canberra Airport closed because of nearby wildfires, and residents south of Australia’s capital were told to seek shelter.
“Arrivals and departures are affected due to aviation firefighting operations,” the airport authority said in a tweet.
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