Plane scooping water from ocean to fight wildfires grounded after hitting drone illegally flying over Pacific Palisades– www.theblaze.com
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A drone that was being illegally flown damaged and grounded a Super Scooper plane that was leased to help fight the damaging wildfires in Los Angeles.
Officials said the drone collided with the plane and left a fist-sized hole in its wing, which needed repair. Drones are not allowed to fly during firefighting efforts, and the Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the incident.
‘If you fly a drone at one of these brush fires, all aerial operations will be shut down.’
Two Super Scoopers were leased from Canada to help fight the tremendously damaging wildfires in Pacific Palisades and elsewhere in Southern California.
