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The airplane departed from its base airfield at 1748LT on a fire fighting mission (Tanker 10) in the Lolo National Forest, carrying two pilots and a load consisting of 1,800 gallons of retardant. The crew made a high pass over the fire area followed by a second approach. The fire was located near the top of a mountainous ridge on an even slope that provided an easy target for a retardant drop. Once the pass had been made, no retardant had been dropped. Immediately after the airtanker passed over
Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress · 2 fatalities