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USA: Colorado purchases firefighting helicopters

About 6.9 million dollars invested to create national fleet

The US State of Colorado has started the first purchase procedure for firefighting aircraft. In detail, the local government is acquiring two Bell 205 helicopters. This is a move that aims to provide the State with its own fleet of aircraft for fighting fires, after having shared the use of it with California and New Mexico for decades of some means for this operation."Our state has typically relied...

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Washington, United States, 05/02/2024 08:24
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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