Three American firefighters who tragically lost their lives when their airborne water tanker crashed while trying to fight the Australian bushfires have been identified and hailed as heroes.
Captain Ian McBeth, First Officer Paul Hudson, and Flight Engineer Rick DeMorgan Jr. from Montana, Arizona, and Florida respectively were manning the C-130 Hercules aircraft, nicknamed “Zeus,” when they lost control. The plane went down and exploded on impact near Peak View, New South Wales, on Jan. 23, 2020.
