A large water-bombing plane crashed while fighting fires southwest of Sydney on Thursday, killing all three US crew on board, Australian officials said. New South Wales Rural Fire Service commissioner ...
SYDNEY — A helicopter pilot died on Friday when his aircraft crashed while water bombing rare winter bushfires in Australia that have swept across its drought-stricken southeast, police said. About 75 ...
CFS volunteers, police and 14 water bomber drops have helped contain a grass fire within the Clare township without damage to surrounding properties.