As fires rage near Jerusalem, one of the world’s largest firefighting aircraft—the Boeing 747 Supertanker—has been dispatched from Greece to assist Israeli emergency crews battling the blaze.

The 747 Supertanker That Battles Infernos From the Sky Posted: April 16, 2025 | Last updated: April 16, 2025 Flying low over raging wildfires, this modified 747 isn’t hauling passengers—it’s ...

The Evergreen Supertanker 747 spent time at Texas State Technical College, the same airport where then-President George W. Bush would arrive on Air Force One to visit his nearby ranch. The Waco ...

But, now that the 747 Supertanker has been pulled from service by the company the operates it, Jon Heggie said the 747 will be missed. "It's just one resource that unfortunately is not going to be ...

The 747 SuperTanker, the world’s largest aerial firefighter, has flown more than 200 missions in California, including the Glass fire last year in Sonoma and Napa counties The 747 SuperTanker ...

Count the Howells among the many people, including one state lawmaker, dismayed by news that Cal Fire’s largest firefighting asset — a red and white 747 SuperTanker known by the number 944 on ...

The Supertanker, which has left an indelible impression on Californians looking to the skies during wildfires, is shutting down. The investor group which owns the 747 Supertanker is shutting the ...

SACRAMENTO (CBS13) - When you see the massive 747 Global Supertanker in the sky, you know it means business. The largest tanker of its kind in the world is able to carry 19,200 gallons of water or ...

Wildfire Today reported on Friday that the investor group that owns the massive 747 Supertanker used to fight wildfires has been grounded and the company has ceased operations. The decision ...

On a sunny Tuesday morning at the Grant County International Airport, a group of people turned their eyes to the sky as the converted 747 Global Supertanker dropped 19,200 gallons of water on the ...

They were talking about the one and only Global SuperTanker, a converted Boeing 747-400 passenger plane, originally built for Japan Airlines in 1992. It’s become a one-of-a-kind super-sized ...