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New Chinook Helitankers battle Vista Fire from the air
A trio of Chinook “very large helitankers” recently took to the sky to help battle the Vista Fire, which sparked on Sunday near Lytle Creek. The U.S. Forest Service reported that the Chinook CH-47 helicopters had recently been converted into state-of-the- …