747 Air Tanker Helps In Israel

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The world’s largest air tanker is now fighting the wildfires sweeping Israel after Global SuperTanker Services received an emergency call from the country’s government last week. The converted Boeing 747 Spirit of John Muir flew direct from Colorado Springs to Israel within 24 hours of receiving the call, according to a news release from the company. “Our team is committed to providing assistance to our friends in Israel for as long as it takes to gain control of or extinguish these devastating fires,” said CEO Jim Wheeler. “We are prepared to stay in Israel for as long as we are needed, but we hope that the SuperTanker will provide the force multiplier to end these devastating fires in a very short timeframe.”

A series of arson-caused wildfires has overwhelmed Israel over the last week and firefighting resources from all over the world have been summoned to help quench the flames. The aircraft sent by Global SuperTanker is its newest. The plane can drop 20,000 gallons of water, suppressant or retardant in varying increments and rates.

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