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Rated by Participant: 6BFC2FCA8BEBAF2FD28ECD3BECFB40B413E822EABB563C671434600DB512A8EB
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This video shows a Wyoming Air National Guard C130 plane equipped with a Modular Airborne Firefighting System being tested in advance of the 2014 wildfire season. During testing water is used, as in the video. The unit is filled with fire retardant when fighting fires. https://web.archive.org/web/20140505093300im_/http://www.gannett-cdn.com/-mm-/bba2f76da59339011d95113dd600309930f98e6b/c=7-0-3264-2448&r=x513&c=680x510/local/-/media/FortCollins/FortCollins/2014/04/30//1398895679000-ftcdc5-bk-6f396j3poiqn1m8k2h6-original.jpg https://web.archive.org/web/20140505093255/https://www.usatoday.com/story/weather/2014/05/01/may-national-wildfire-outlook/8560487/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gWoaiedjGA
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