The Philippine Mars water bomber — a decades-long fixture on Sproat Lake — has left Vancouver Island and landed in American ...

I'm a third-generation firefighter — and I'm helping to battle the LA fires from the air in a DC-10 fire bomber. Here's how we do it.

A World War II-era flying boat made a stop in the Bay Area on Sunday as part of a highly anticipated trip to its new home: an aviation museum in Arizona. The Philippine Mars, a cargo ...

Snow-covered mountains set the backdrop Sunday as the third time proved the charm for the final takeoff of the Philippine Mars water bomber from the Alberni Valley.

development shifted towards the very first ground-up water bomber flying boat. Photo: Army Recognition Group Separated from float planes under the larger umbrella of seaplanes by their boat-like ...

Authorities say a man has plead guilty to unsafely operating a drone that collided with a Quebec water bomber during the deadly Palisades Fire.

"The repairs are completed and the flying tests are conclusive," Bensadoun said in a text message Tuesday morning. Firefighters in Los Angeles County said the two Quebec water bombers currently ...

WA firefighters say recreational drone users are putting lives at risk, flying too close to aerial water bombers. Aerial firefighting units were grounded last week after drones were spotted in no ...