Fire-Fighting Aircraft Converge on Israel

FIRE-FIGHTING aircraft from several countries were deployed to Hatzor Air Base, Israel, during November to assist in efforts to extinguish 39 separate fires that were raging in several different parts of the country. The first of these arrived overnight on November 23-24, comprising Hellenic Air Force (HAF) Bombardier 415s 2052 and 2054, plus an HAF C-130 Hercules, along with an Air Tractor AT-802 from the Cypriot Department of Forestry. Joining them the next afternoon were two Croatian Air Force Bombardier