NSW Rural Fire Service Reports Plane Crashed
Large Air Tanker has crashed while fighting a bushfire in southern NSW.
The NSW Rural Fire Service is investigating reports of a serious incident involving an aircraft in southern NSW this afternoon.
Contact was lost with a Large Air Tanker which was working in the Snowy Monaro area.
Local ground crews indicate the aircraft may have crashed.
A number of helicopters are in the area carrying out a search.
No further information is available at this time.
The plane the RFS lost contact with was a C-130 Hercules, like this one. Facebook: NSW RFS
It’s feared the aircraft crashed near Peak View while conducting water bombing operations around 1.45pm on Thursday afternoon.
