American crew members died in Australia fighting fire

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3 Americans killed in Australia firefighting plane crash identified by Coulson Aviation





Adrianna Rodriguez and Jordan Culver, USA TODAY

,USA TODAY•January 24, 2020
























Three American crew members died in Australia after their aerial water tanker crashed while battling the country's devastating wildfires on Thursday.

Capt. Ian H. McBeth, 44, from Great Falls, Montana; First Officer Paul Clyde Hudson, 42, from Buckeye, Arizona; and Flight Engineer Rick A. DeMorgan Jr., 43 of Navarre, Florida, died in the C-130 crash, Coulson Aviation of Canada confirmed in a press release.
"At Coulson Aviation, we have the incredible jo

[Lummy]

The pilot was from Great Falls, Montana.

... the Lockheed C-130 Hercules ... was carrying fire retardant when it crashed over Cooma, south of the Australian capital of Canberra.

Flight tracker ... shows the tanker took off from an airport in Richmond, Australia and headed south. According to the flight map, the plane's flight path cut off sometime around 2 p.m. local time.

The C-130 was flying at 265 miles per hour at approximately 12,000 feet when the plane's flight path suddenly ended. Rural Fire Service Commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons said "there is no indication at this state what caused the accident."

... Ian McBeth was a "highly qualified and respected C-130 pilot with many years fighting fire, both in the military and with Coulson Aviation... (Ian) has spent his entire career flying C-130's and was a qualified instructor and evaluate pilot." https://www.kulr8.com/great-falls/mo...baa122029.html

[Ransom]

American heroes doing what American heroes do. Risk their lives for others they don't even know in nations they've never been to.

[Ransom]

The pilot was from Great Falls, Montana.

A beautiful place. Visited while following the Lewis and Clark Trail. Followed it all the way into the Bitterroot Mountains and over....on a horse.

Take a car.

Undaunted Courage the book. Captain Lewis locates these falls, hears them of course long before he sees them. It required a portage around the Falls to get back on the Missouri. Today, you can get into Great Falls and take a canoe or kayak back east through the River that still looks much the same as it did when Lewis and Clark came through.....stunning, I recommend to all. And am saddened these fire fighters won't ever see it again.

God's country, I'm sure this hero is with him today.

[PJL]

American heroes doing what American heroes do. Risk their lives for others they don't even know in nations they've never been to.

You don't get to take any credit for the great heroic deeds of others....and certainly not for cheap brownie points on an online forum....very poor form and quite disrespectful......go away and think about it.

[Ransom]

You don't get to take any credit for the great heroic deeds of others....and certainly not for cheap brownie points on an online forum....very poor form and quite disrespectful......go away and think about it.

I'm thinking about the lost American lives....perhaps you go away and think about them.

Oops.

[bulletbob]

You don't get to take any credit for the great heroic deeds of others....and certainly not for cheap brownie points on an online forum....very poor form and quite disrespectful......go away and think about it.

He wasnt trying to take credit for their being heros you lug nut. Or make cheap brownie points.. he was expressing gratitude for their efforts . something you should be doing sense they died trying to help your nation and its people. Your discusting and unappreciative of help you recived.
Speaks volumes of the kind of human you are.
You make me sick seriously.Discusting at best.
Only Psychopaths have no empathy.
Its the American way to help others in need .a pleasure you will never know.
You need to shut the Fu$$ up and go to your room and think about how to apologize to Ransom . try being a man when you do it and beg he accepts it.

[PJL]

I'm thinking about the lost American lives.... .

Yeah , sure.

[bulletbob]

Shut up plo you have not got a clue.
You dont even support your own nation much less those that help it.
Totally discusting .
Id help a ant in distress before Id pee on you if you were on fire and screaming for help putting it out. Thats my opnion of you. Now get down on your knees like putin was in front of you or the Ayatollah and beg Ransom for forgiveness.try being a man one time in your life and admit you were wrong.

[Ransom]

Yeah , sure.

When you're obviously not. I believe that's called ungrateful. You wear the label nicely.