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During the 2018 fire season, the DC-10 or VLAT (Very Large Air Tanker) ‘Nancy Bird’ was based in Richmond, NSW.

Very Large Air Tanker ‘Nancy Bird’

During the 2018 fire season, the DC-10 or VLAT (Very Large Air Tanker) ‘Nancy Bird’ was based in Richmond, NSW.

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Imagine you are a crew member on ‘Nancy Bird’. How long would it take to fly from Richmond to Wagga Wagga?

Hey Firestormers!

Small aircraft, large tankers and helicopters are all used to fight bush fires in Australia.

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  • Fighting fires,
  • Fire fighters,
  • Major bush fires,
  • Respond,
  • Place,
  • Fires in remote areas

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Intel
Actor Ben Lawson, who has starred in Modern Family, Firefly Lane, 13 Reasons Why, wrote this poem in Los Angeles where he has lived since 2008, as a love letter to his burning homeland.
From a single lightning strike to Australia's largest bush fire
On Monday 3 February 2020 this special bush fire edition of Four Corner first went to air on ABC Television.
#1 FACT

Large Air Tankers are important assets to combat bush fires across NSW.

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