@ Truckee, CA
June 2023
One of CAL FIRE’s Broncos departs after a day at the Truckee Tahoe Airshow. First flown in 1965, the OV-10A was originally used in military counter-insurgency and close air-support roles before finding a new purpose in civilian life. In 1993, CAL FIRE acquired OV-10As from the Department of Defense and operate 14 of them for wildfire air attack use. The crew then directs CAL FIRE’s air tanker and helicopter pilots where to make their retardant and water drops. This one is based at Grass Valley, one of CAL FIRE’s 13 air attack bases.
