Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Captain RK Smithley flies McDonnell Douglas DC-10 fire bombers for New Mexico-based 10Tanker. Smithley dropped red fire retardant ...

MISSOULA -- Fashion-conscious fire watchers have noticed something about the retardant clouds falling from fire bombers this year. Instead of the traditional rusty red, they’re now a brighter pink.

He will receive prison time and be required to pay for the airplane’s repair A rogue drone flown by a California business executive damaged the wing of a Canadair CL-415 water bomber while it was ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a conversation with Captain RK Smithley, a pilot flying McDonnell Douglas DC-10 widebody airliners converted into tanker planes for a New Mexico-based company called ...

Captain RK Smithley flies McDonnell Douglas DC-10 fire bombers for New Mexico-based 10Tanker. Smithley dropped red fire retardant over the Palisades and Eaton fires in Los Angeles. Mountainous terrain ...