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Drone collides with firefighting aircraft over Palisades fire, in Los Angeles, FAA says

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Tags: usa.ca.los angeles, aviation, disasters.transport, crashes.plane, aircraft, technology, drones, faa, disasters.natural, fires.wild, services.emergency, firefighting, january 2025 southern california wildfires, author.terry castleman, author.grace toohey, source.los angeles times, paywall
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2025-01-09/drone-collides-with-firefighting-aircraft-over-palisades-fire-faa-says

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Jan 10 2025
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    kingofsnake
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    It was one from Quebec I understand. I'm making assumptions about who was flying it, but I wouldn't doubt that YouTubers in Tinseltown couldn't pass up a good opportunity to capitalize on the...

    It was one from Quebec I understand. I'm making assumptions about who was flying it, but I wouldn't doubt that YouTubers in Tinseltown couldn't pass up a good opportunity to capitalize on the disaster.

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    1. boxer_dogs_dance
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      According to reddit several drone pilots have been charged with flying in restricted zones during these fires. Which one hit the plane, don't know.

      According to reddit several drone pilots have been charged with flying in restricted zones during these fires. Which one hit the plane, don't know.

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