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Gord Johns advocates for a national aerial firefighting plan, involving retrofitting into next-gen airtankers in Canada.

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  1. The federal government is phasing out Canada's fleet, selling ten planes to Coulson Aviation, and Kingfisher will replace Hercules for SAR operations.

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Gord Johns advocates for a national aerial firefighting plan, involving retrofitting into next-gen airtankers in Canada.

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Gord JohnsCoulson AviationHercules

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  1. The Senate committee called for a new national fleet, leading to the retirement of the CC-130H Hercules and the plan to convert them for firefighting using Coulson Aviation and Lockheed Martin.Sub-event
  2. Coulson Aviation holds the world's first NVG aerial firefighting certification.Sub-event
  3. Johns advocates for a national aerial firefighting plan using next-gen airtankers.1 source

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