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2naSalit

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5. Indeed.
Thu Jul 11, 2024, 02:45 PM
Jul 2024

Thanks for the update, haven't called my friend yet.

She was probably also the first woman aviator fire fighter here, at least in the region that I know of. Tragedy for certain.

So heat could have been a factor, that area, and here, are in the heat dome which make flying dicey, like that style of flying isn't.



There have been some life flights that couldn't fly due to the heat in the region already. And then there's elevation and heat, a lot of factors, it's a tough job and you have to be damn good.

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