Known as the world's largest firefighting tanker, the plane can dump up to 19,200 gallons of water per mission As fires continue to burn the Amazon rainforest at a record rate, Colorado-based Global ...

VICTORVILLE, Calif. (KABC) -- The world's largest aerial firefighting tanker in the world is here in California, but there is a delay before the SuperTanker can take flight. There are more than 11 ...

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) — As a massive fire continues to burn in the Amazon, an airplane that left from Sacramento is working to save the rainforest. From its base at Sacramento's McClellan Field, The ...

As fires intensify in Oregon, the state's Department of Forestry has the largest airtanker in the world at its disposal. The SuperTanker can drop up to 19,200 gallons of flame fighting liquid onto a ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Hundreds of firefighters are working to control the now 32,000-acre Eagle Creek Fire, which started Saturday night and is still 0% contained. Oregon Governor Kate Brown has ...

All different kinds of aircraft that have been used to fight fires, from tiny Air Boss tankers to the oversized Erickson S-64 Aircrane helicopter. But the biggest and baddest of them all was the ...

TUCSON — The Global SuperTanker, the world’s largest firefighting aircraft, is ready for the upcoming wildfire season. The Arizona Republic reported that the Boeing 747-400 series passenger jet ...