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Pat Goldhahn-Norbury, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service lead plane pilot, explains MAFFS operations to Arthur Hinaman, U.S. Forest Service, Assistant Director of Operations of Fire and Aviation, during a visit to Dyess Air Force Base, Texas, April 28, 2011. The Modular Airborne Firefighting System (MAFFS) is housed aboard a C-130 Hercules and is capable of dispensing 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in less than 5 seconds. The Forest Service requested the assistance of the U.S. Air Force to control and extinguish wildfires that have spread to various parts of Texas.
| Date Taken: | 04.28.2011 |
| Date Posted: | 04.28.2011 18:13 |
| Photo ID: | 395345 |
| VIRIN: | 110428-F-RM405-337 |
| Resolution: | 4256x2832 |
| Size: | 651.14 KB |
| Location: | DYESS AIR FORCE BASE, TX, US |
| Web Views: | 28 |
| Downloads: | 7 |
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