This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Captain RK Smithley, a pilot flying McDonnell Douglas DC-10 widebody ... attack the fires, but air tankers — or fire bombers as I like ...

Why wasn’t a DC-10 firefighting plane used during the Pauline Road Fire? In the past, we’ve used the DC-10 air tanker to battle major fires, so one viewer asked KPRC 2 Chief Meteorologist ...

Firefighting planes are front-line combatants when a wildfire breaks out. They come in a wide variety of sizes, and their ...

Ten of the Boeing refuellers have been listed for sale on a US government auction website, each with a minimum price of ...