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‘Don’t Send Anybody’

The pilots of an EC-130 air tanker likely were unaware of other crews’ decisions to stop operations at a nearby fire site because of high winds, the ATSB says.

by Linda Werfelman | September 13, 2022

A Lockheed EC-130Q1 air tanker had entered a climbing left turn after dropping retardant on a wildfire in Australia’s Snowy Mountains when it rolled left and plunged to the ground, killing all three crewmembers.

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