DC-10 Fire Bomber Missions

By robert nerbovig

The morning sun glints off the massive red and white fuselage of a converted DC-10, its distinctive silhouette casting a reassuring shadow across the San Diego airfield. This is just one of twenty-five such aircraft in the fleet of DC-10 Aerial Firefighting Systems LLC, perhaps the most innovative civilian firefighting force in American history. Like ancient sentinels, these modified commercial aircraft stand ready at strategic bases across California - San Diego, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Beale Air Force Base in Marysville - prepared to defend the Western United States against its most persistent enemy: wildfire.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0DT5TD46Q
• ISBN13: 9798230548164
• Release Date: January 2025
• Publisher: Robert Nerbovig
• Length: 290 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"