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Archive Home > 2009 > March > 27 > Giant aircraft tanker cleared for firefighting

Giant aircraft tanker cleared for firefighting


March 27, 2009

McMINNVILLE — A giant aircraft tanker developed by Oregon-based Evergreen International Aviation to carry 20,000 gallons of water has been cleared to fight wildfires. The federal government granted the Boeing 747 Supertanker approval to fly during the upcoming wildland firefighting....

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