Rest in Peace lads your shift is over…..© 2020 - Momentum Media Holdings Pty Ltd. All Right Reserved.The aircraft involved is a 1981 model Lockheed EC130Q owned by Delaware Trust Co. in the US, with registration N134CG. Message this is red,” a man could be heard saying.The man says the word “crashed” before the audio cuts out briefly.“Yeah fire comms … it’s just a ball of flames. Gladys Berejiklian confirmed the crash and expressed her condolence to the families of the dead crew. Tragic footage has surfaced that captures the final moments of doomed C-130 Hercules bomber carrying hero firefighters.Video captures moments before deadly air tanker crash in NSW. For that reason it's vital we understand the circumstances around this crash. Captain Ian McBeth, 45, First Officer Paul Hudson, 43, and Flight Engineer Rick DeMorgan Jnr, 43, died instantly yesterday when their C-130 Hercules plane crashed in the south of New South Wales, exploding into a ball of flames. The last day of services performed on March 20, 2018. We met with the teams here in Sydney and they are back up in the air. "What drove, Ian, Paul and Rick and still drives our team, is the mission of supporting communities … across the world. A preliminary report is expected in approximately 30 days. Footage has emerged of the tragic moment a water bomber crashed while fighting fires in NSW, killing the three US firefighters on board. All three members of the crew perished. An air tanker that crashed in Australia in January while fighting wildfires, killing three Americans, had ties to an Arizona business.Copyright 2020 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. According to records acquired by ABC15 from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), the aircraft, a Lockheed C-130Q Hercules, received maintenance and repairs from International Air Response (IAR), in Mesa, Ariz. An invoice from March 19, 2018, shows IAR performed services such as Aircraft Reassemble, stripping and repainting the aircraft and a fuel tank evaluation. Three American crew members from a Portland-based aviation company have died in Australia after an air tanker crashed in the state of New South … The aircraft, Tanker 134 (Serial # 382-4904, N-number N134CG), crashed while fighting wildfires in Southeastern Australia on January 22, 2020. Coulson C-130 airtanker crashes in Australia. Captain Ian McBeth, First Officer Paul Hudson and Flight Engineer Rick DeMorgan Jnr died yesterday. The crash takes the death toll from hundreds of fires in Australia to 32 since September. Picture: SuppliedConfronting footage has emerged of the moment a large air tanker crashed while fighting raging bushfires in NSW, killing the three US firefighters on board.Captain Ian McBeth, first officer Paul Clyde Hudson and flight engineer Rick DeMorgan Jr were on board the C-130 Hercules aircraft when it crashed near Peak View, northeast of Cooma, last week.Footage taken moments before the crash shows the water bombing aircraft dropping pink fire retardant over a bushfire burning in the area.“There he goes! "It will allow our investigators to build a detailed picture of the nature and sequence of the accident.
"Local ground crews indicate the aircraft may have crashed… "After the plane went down in southern NSW, Coulson Aviation grounded its fleet both as a precaution and as a "mark of respect".Mr Coulson said his fleet has now returned back to the skies to continue its mission to combat Australia's bushfire crisis. "Mr Hood said on Saturday that mapping the crash site would be a "painstakingly meticulous" task.On Sunday, the aircraft's operator Coulson Aviation, based in North America and contracted by the NSW Rural Fire Service (RFS), surveyed the wreckage.
"Any death is confronting. "The RFS said a pair of Coulson's 737 Large Air Tankers flew three missions yesterday and said it provided "valuable assistance" to its firefighters on the ground.Mr Coulson said the families of the US crew were scheduled to visit the site in southern NSW on Wednesday.Stay safe and informed with ABC's checklists & survival kits.This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced.Investigators begin 'painstakingly meticulous' task of mapping crash which killed US aerial firefightersMilitary honours for US aerial firefighters as police recover bodies from crash siteTributes flow as three 'heroic American firefighters' who died in NSW tanker crash namedCoronavirus patients discovering unexpected side effectsHow Texas went from a coronavirus slow burn to an explosive disaster'I can't keep on going': Second COVID-19 shutdown sees businesses closing for goodTeenagers detained at Queensland shopping centre for alleged coronavirus breachesSydney surfer swept up in huge swell dies after slamming into storm water drainNewlywed couple comes to the rescue to help stranded toddler homeAnalysis: With the arrest of a billionaire tycoon, China wants Hong Kong to know no-one is safeVictoria launches confronting COVID-19 ads as state records 322 cases, 19 deathsFamily's long campaign to have WWII hero awarded Victoria Cross ends in tears of joyChina hits 11 US leaders with sanctions for 'performing badly' on Hong Kong'Water everywhere but not a drop to drink': RHH's new K-Block far from issue freeKey points from the Victorian Premier's latest COVID-19 press conferenceSydney private school cluster grows as NSW 'halfway through a critical phase'Coronavirus update: India registers record daily fatalities and six days of world's highest number of infectionsCats destroy in-form Saints, Freo beats Hawks for back-to-back winsHow Texas went from a coronavirus slow burn to an explosive disasterCoronavirus patients discovering unexpected side effects'I can't keep on going': Second COVID-19 shutdown sees businesses closing for goodTeenagers detained at Queensland shopping centre for alleged coronavirus breachesSydney surfer swept up in huge swell dies after slamming into storm water drainChina hits 11 US leaders with sanctions for 'performing badly' on Hong KongCoronavirus patients discovering unexpected side effectsHow Texas went from a coronavirus slow burn to an explosive disaster'I can't keep on going': Second COVID-19 shutdown sees businesses closing for goodTeenagers detained at Queensland shopping centre for alleged coronavirus breachesSydney surfer swept up in huge swell dies after slamming into storm water drainNewlywed couple comes to the rescue to help stranded toddler homeAnalysis: With the arrest of a billionaire tycoon, China wants Hong Kong to know no-one is safeVictoria launches confronting COVID-19 ads as state records 322 cases, 19 deathsFamily's long campaign to have WWII hero awarded Victoria Cross ends in tears of joyCoronavirus update: $140 billion still needed for vaccines, says WHOHow Texas went from a coronavirus slow burn to an explosive disasterChina hits 11 US leaders with sanctions for 'performing badly' on Hong KongCats destroy in-form Saints, Freo beats Hawks for back-to-back wins'I can't keep on going': Second COVID-19 shutdown sees businesses closing for goodFamily's long campaign to have WWII hero awarded Victoria Cross ends in tears of joy