These crashes prompted a review of the maintenance and usage of the entire U.S. large airtanker fleet, and ultimately the grounding of the whole fleet, 33 aircraft in all, resulting in a major impact on the resources available to fight major wildfires.
These crashes prompted a review of the maintenance and usage of the entire U.S. large airtanker fleet. These crashes prompted a review of ultimately the grounding of the whole fleet. These crashes were resulting in a major impact on the resources available to fight major wildfires. The whole fleet was 33 aircraft in all.