aircraft

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Then, the following day, large “super-scooper” aircraft arrived and were able to drop seawater on remaining hot spots.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Winds of up to 50 mph stoked the flames and severely limited the fire response by hampering boat and aircraft access to the remote island.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Other Chinese firms on the list include search engine platform Baidu, electric car marker Nio and aircraft manufacturer Comac.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

A report in May from the Congressional Research Service listed 42 fixed-wing or rotary-wing aircraft, including drones that were reportedly lost or damaged in the Iran war that began in late February.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026

But the only trace of an air battle the aviators could see below them was a fragment of a Soviet aircraft wing on the ground.

From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein