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The 731st Airlift Squadron, 302nd Airlift Wing at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., uses Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System equipped C-130 Hercules aircraft in support of the Waldo Canyon wild fire in Colorado Springs, Colo. June 27, 2012. Four MAFFS-equipped aircraft from the 302nd and 153rd Airlift Wings flew in support of the U.S. Forest Service as they fought fires in Colorado. MAFFS is a self-contained aerial fire fighting system that can discharge 3,000 gallons of water or fire retardant in less than five seconds, covering an area one-quarter of a mile long by 100-feet-wide.
| Date Taken: | 06.28.2012 |
| Date Posted: | 06.28.2012 17:04 |
| Photo ID: | 614176 |
| VIRIN: | 120628-F-IG195-155 |
| Resolution: | 6112x4256 |
| Size: | 6.81 MB |
| Location: | PETERSON AIR FORCE BASE, COLORADO, US |
| Web Views: | 78 |
| Downloads: | 4 |
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