U.S. Air Force Maj. Keith Chikasawa, 115th Airlift Squadron, California Air National Guard, fills out flight data reports aboard a C-130J Hercules equipped with the Modular Airborne Firefighting System while returning to Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, to refill the aircraft with fire retardant during a mission to fight wildfires raging across the state, April 19. MAFFS is capable of dispensing 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in under 5 seconds. The wildfires have spread across various parts of Texas and have burned more than 1,000 square miles of land.
Date Taken: | 04.19.2011 |
Date Posted: | 04.19.2011 18:57 |
Photo ID: | 391889 |
VIRIN: | 110419-F-RM405-369 |
Resolution: | 4256x2832 |
Size: | 415.34 KB |
Location: | DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, TX, US |
Web Views: | 22 |
Downloads: | 14 |
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