Aerospace
Plane crashed in WA, Pilots of the B737 Water Bomber narrowly escaped the disaster.
When the Boeing 737 Fireliner National Large Air Tanker crashed in the Fitzgerald River National Park at around 4.15 p.m., it was actively combating fires. As per the source The two pilots of the Boeing 737 water bomber that crashed on Monday off the southern coast of Western Australia somehow survived.
Firefighters are presently battling a blaze that has already consumed more than 900 hectares of the national park, which is located in the state’s Great Southern area about six hours from Perth.
A representative for the Australian Maritime Safety Authority said the organisation was supposed to send a helicopter to assist, but the survivors were saved before the chopper could get there.
The firebomber crashed with no other crew members present.
The two occupants of the aircraft managed to free themselves and were airlifted to safety – source
Left – picture of similar or exact aircraft used for fighting fires.
Right – Map of broader location.https://t.co/wWzY1aa6Zt pic.twitter.com/7VfdaofBgX— Aukin (@Aukin62) February 6, 2023
The Royal Flying Doctor Service has dispatched a team to transport the two crew members to Perth if necessary after they were transported to the neighbourhood medical facility for treatment of minor injuries.
When it is feasible, officers from the Australian Transport Safety Bureau will arrive at the scene of the accident to start their investigation.
The big air tanker designed to combat Californian wildfires will be based in Busselton during the high-threat fire season, the state government revealed in a December announcement of the Boeing 737 Fireliner’s arrival in Western Australia.
The aircraft, known as “Phoenix,” can carry 15,000 litres of fire suppressants and can cruise at nearly 800 km per hour while loaded.
The 737 had already been put to use to put out a fire that was endangering Cervantes and Jurien Bay by the time the official announcement was made in mid-December.
The Royal Flying Doctor Service has dispatched a team to transport the two crew members to Perth if necessary after they were transported to the neighbourhood medical facility for treatment of minor injuries.
