water cistern The plane crashed on Etna. While working to extinguish a fire at the foot of a mountain in the province of Catania, Sicily, Italy, both pilots died instantly.
Yesterday (27 October 2022) Italian media News.italy24.press Reports of forest fires at the foot of Etna which is a living volcano At that time there were many firefighters. and 118 other villagers are helping to build a fire barrier and put out the fire on the mountain. and the tanker crashed Help to carry water to extinguish fires from the air.
during the plane Transport of water to be released to the fire area After releasing the water then flew to the right of the plane and the plane immediately crashed to the ground at the foot of the mountain
Sad news for the province of Catania, Italy.
After the collision with the foothills Several explosions followed. On the spot firefighters He immediately tried to find a way to save the two pilots and found that both died on the spot. The news was given to Mr. Renato Shifani, president of the Sicilian board of directors. be informed immediately
AIRPLANE FIRE CRASH OVER THE MOUNTAIN ETNA in Italy
The aircraft, registered I-DPCN, is one of 19 aircraft in the CL-415 fleet. It is a double rotor model, which employs two pilots, and has a fire and prevention unit in the area owned by the aircraft. But this was done by Canadair, which was considered an outsourcing company to carry out the tasks.
Etna is also the highest active volcano in Europe with its 3,357 meters and has frequently erupted in the last 500,000 years.
Source: News.italy24.press, Aviation firefighting
