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    California Wild Fires 2012 [Image 37 of 58]

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    California Wild Fires 2012

    MCCLELLAN AIRPORT/SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES

    08.24.2012

    Photo by Master Sgt. Adrian Cadiz 

    1st Combat Camera Squadron         

    A King Air aircraft from the U.S. Forest Service leads and marks the spot where a Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System equipped C-130 from the 146th Airlift Wing ,Channel Islands, Calif., is to drop fire retardant. The C-130 MAFFS aircraft was there to support the U.S. Forest Service in combating the fires in Northern California. MAFFS is a self-contained aerial firefighting 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.

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    Date Taken: 08.24.2012
    Date Posted: 09.17.2012 12:52
    Photo ID: 666438
    VIRIN: 120824-F-DT527-108
    Resolution: 3351x2230
    Size: 1.14 MB
    Location: MCCLELLAN AIRPORT/SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA, US

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