Rogue Drone Grounds Firefighting Aircraft

Bill Carey January 10, 2025
super scooper fighting palisades fire

A Super Scooper fighting the Palisades fire on Jan. 7, 2025.

Credit: Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times/Getty
A firefighting aircraft was taken out of service Jan. 9 after it was struck by a drone while battling the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles. The Canadair CL-415 Super Scooper landed safely at Van Nuys Airport after being struck by the drone at about 1 p.m. local time. The twin-turboprop amphibious water...
Bill Carey

Bill covers business aviation and advanced air mobility for Aviation Week Network. A former newspaper reporter, he has also covered the airline industry, military aviation, commercial space and uncrewed aircraft systems. He is the author of 'Enter The Drones, The FAA and UAVs in America,' published in 2016.

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