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Firefighting Airplane Crashes In Washington’s Colville National Forest, ‘But The Pilot’s OK’

By Emily Schwing August 14, 2018

The Air Tractor 802, known as an Air Boss, went down Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018 while on the Horns Mountain Fire in northeastern Washington. CREDIT: INCIWEB

On Tuesday, Aug. 14, a water-scooping airplane crashed while working the Horns Mountain Fire in northeastern Washington. The pilot walked away with minor injuries. Read More

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