Ian Kluft ✅✈️🎈🌋Jun 17, 2025
Ten Tanker's firefighting DC-10 Tanker 910 flew up from San Bernardino #KSBD California to do 2-3 retardant drops on the Alder Springs Fire near Redmond, Oregon and is returning to SBD. There is an air tanker base at Redmond #KRDM, but not big enough to handle a DC-10. https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/TKR910/history/20250617/0015Z/KSBD #aviation #avgeek #ORfires #ORwx #PNW
Show threadIan Kluft ✅✈️🎈🌋Jun 17, 2025
"Fire crews battle new wildfire burning in central Oregon; evacuations ordered" by KATU News (ABC Portland) - More info on the Alder Springs Fire which Tanker 910 flew up from SoCal to drop retardant on. https://katu.com/news/local/fire-crews-battle-alder-springs-wildfire-burning-central-oregon-crooked-river-national-grassland #aviation #avgeek #ORfires #ORwx #PNW
Fire crews battle new wildfire burning in central Oregon; evacuations ordered

The Alder Springs Fire is estimated at 450 acres. It is burning on the Crooked River National Grassland.

Show threadIan Kluft ✅✈️🎈🌋
In addition to yesterday's DC-10 Tanker 910 drop on the Alder Springs Fire near Redmond, Oregon, Ten Tanker's Tanker 911 has repositioned from Albuquerque, New Mexico #KABQ to Moses Lake, Washington #KMWH and has begun drops on the Alder Springs Fire from there. https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/TKR911/history/20250617/0004Z/KMWH/KMWH https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/TKR911/history/20250617/1901Z/KMWH/KMWH #aviation #avgeek #ORfires #ORwx #PNW
Jun 17, 2025 at 8:39pmWeb