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Archive Home > 2004 > October > 09 > Forest Service says Butler unlikely to get new contract to fight wildfires

Forest Service says Butler unlikely to get new contract to fight wildfires

By Chuck Chiang / The Bulletin
October 9, 2004

WASHINGTON - With its current fleet, it is unlikely that Redmond's Butler Aircraft will be contracted again by the U.S. Forest Service to fight forest fires.

That is the message delivered by Jim Barnett, aviation management specialist for the Forest Service.

According to Barnett, Butler's DC-7....

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