Families of US Firefighters Seek Compensation Over Deadly Aircraft Crash in Australia

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Families of US Firefighters Seek Compensation Over Deadly Aircraft Crash in Australia
Families of US Firefighters Seek Compensation Over Deadly Aircraft Crash in Australia

A plane drops fire retardant to protect a property, in New South Wales, Australia, on Jan. 10, 2020. Saeed Khan/AFP via Getty Images

A Supreme Court in New South Wales (NSW) has accepted a lawsuit by the families of two deceased U.S. firefighters who sued the state’s Rural Fire Service (RFS) over a tragic aircraft crash in 2020.

On Jan. 23, 2020, a C-130 Hercules aircraft of the Canadian aerial firefighting company Coulson Aviation crashed in southern NSW while on duty, killing three crew members onboard.

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