Firefighting aircraft grounded after striking a drone over the Palisades Fire

This particular plane was not the one involved in the incident, but it shows the capacity of the SuperScooper. Photo: De Havilland Canada A civilian drone collided with a firefighting airplane flying over the Palisades fire in California on Thursday, prompting the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to launch an investigation. While the airplane in question, the Quebec 1, landed safely with no injuries reported, the collision resulted in a large hole in its wing, leaving it grounded and out of...