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Canadian ‘Super Scooper’ plane dropped after smashing with the civilian drone over Los Angeles wildfires

One of the specifically designed CL-415 firefighting planes can scoop up more than 1,500 gallons of ocean water drop on an active fire. The plane is severely damaged.  Los Angeles Fire Department spokesperson Erik Scott said

“sustained wing damage and remains grounded and out of service,” and no injuries are reported due to the fall. This damaged plane will be repaired and back flying by Monday, L.A reported by County Fire Chief Anthony C. Marrone.

This collision pushed the temporary grounding of all the aircraft that responded to the Palisades Fire. From the report of the war zone, we know it was one of the two planes which are deployed on the site.

Anyone who is flying a drone in restricted airspace over the fires without permission may face legal consequences. Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman clearly said it at a Friday morning news conference.

 The district attorney said 

“You will be arrested, you will be prosecuted, and you will be punished to the full extent of the law,”.

Marrone also added:

“Our federal partners behind the scenes are going to be implementing procedures to be able to follow drones in our two large fire areas, and they will be able to identify who the operator of that drone is.”

 The fire chief stated 

“The most important thing to know is that if you fly a drone at one of these brush fires, all aerial operations will be shut down, and we certainly don’t want to have that happen,”.

The LAFD released the latest photos of the plane. Its tail number is C-GQBE. It shows a hole in the front of one of its wings. C-GQBE is listed on multiple flight tracking websites as a Canadair CL-415.

Two of the CL-415 planes are sent yearly to California from the Canadian province of Quebec. These come under a 31-year-old agreement between their respective governments.

Sarah Bensadoun confirmed sending a firefighting team of 25 pilots and 20 technicians.

On Thursday, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau published on X a video of one plane in action in California. Address it as an example of “Neighbours helping neighbors,”. He uses both American-English spelling and British-English spelling in the post.

The midair collision is now under investigation by the Federal Aviation Administration. But this is a great relief that the plane safely landed on the ground.

The FAA emphasized late Thursday and “has not authorized anyone unaffiliated with the Los Angeles firefighting operations to fly drones” in limited airspace put in place over the wildfires.

 The agency also added 

“The FAA treats these violations seriously and immediately considers swift enforcement action for these offenses,”.

 It also said that drones near aerial firefighting can ground air tankers, slow fire response, and cost lives. Cat fire tankers and helicopters are as well as those from the country of the fire department and the government contractors who are operating over the LA wildfires Thursday.

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