FBI investigating drone that left massive hole in firefighter plane battling Palisades Fire

The FBI is investigating a troubling incident in which an illegal private drone damaged and briefly grounded a firefighting plane dumping water on the Palisades Fire. 

Photos released by the agency showed that the drone put a large hole in the aircraft’s wing, causing the plane to be out of commission for about a half-hour, ABC 7 reported.

“I’d just like to stress, that technique, using that super scooper aircraft, are our most effective technique to fight fires like this, and when this happens, it puts everybody’s lives at risk,” said Akil Davis, the assistant director in charge of the FBI’s Los Angeles Field Office. 

The plane was a Canadian-made Super Scooper that loads up by skimming along the surface of water — and then dumping its contents on fires from a low altitude.

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