Texas officials say private drones are interfering with flood rescue. This isn't the first time personal drones have caused ...

A Canadian “Super Scooper” aircraft fighting the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles had to be grounded after it hit a drone flying in restricted airspace over the devastating blaze on Thursday, the ...

A drone hit the wing of a Canadair CL-415 Super Scooper plane fighting the LA fires. Cal Fire only has one other Quebec 1 aircraft in its arsenal.

'Super Scooper' Grounded after Drone Strike over CA Wildfires Jan. 10, 2025 The collision over the Palisades Fire left the massive plane with a hole in a wing and the drone destroyed, Los Angeles ...

The Super Scooper damaged by a drone is repaired and might be back in service early this week to combat fires in LA County. By Jonathan Lloyd • Published January 13, 2025 • Updated on January ...

Drone operator charged for hitting 'super scooper' plane during Palisades Fire: DOJ. Peter Akemann, 56, has agreed to plead guilty to unsafe operation of a drone.

A drone was flying above the nearly 20,000-acre fire around 10 a.m. Thursday, when the Canadair CL-14 Super Scooper struck the drone, said Christopher Thomas, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles ...

After Akemann lost sight of the drone, it collided with the Super Scooper, leaving a 3-inch-by-6-inch hole in the left wing of the aircraft.

When the drone crashed into the Super Scooper, which was carrying two crewmembers, the impact punched a 3-by-6 inch hole in the plane’s left wing.

A Canadian “Super Scooper” aircraft fighting the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles had to be grounded after it hit a drone flying in restricted airspace over the devastating blaze on Thursday, the ...