Brook Mitchell via Getty ImagesFlags in NSW flew at half mast on Friday to honour the three American firefighters who were killed after an air tanker crashed in the Snowy Monaro region of NSW while fighting bushfires. The Canadian-owned C-130 Hercules air tanker crashed while waterbombing the alpine region on Thursday, killing all three of its crew, authorities said. “Out of respect for the three US firefighters who lost their lives operating a Large Air Tanker, flags will fly at half mast in NSW tomorrow,” NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said in a Tweet on Friday. Out of respect for the three US firefighters who lost their lives operating a Large Air Tanker, flags will fly at half mast in NSW tomorrow. Tracking website Flightradar24 showed the path for an air tanker suddenly stopping in Peak View, south of Canberra.

Source: Huffington Post January 23, 2020 21:10 UTC