Tanker 86 crashed while fighting a forest fire near Cranbrook, BC July 16, 2003. There were no survivors in the crash which left wreckage of the a/c spread over a large area, a tragic loss. This photograph is dedicated to the memory of the crew who perished.

This Electra was destroyed whilst conducting fire retardant drops near Cranbrook,British Columbia. The two pilots did not survive the crash which started a wildfire when it exploded upon crashing. The date of the crash was 16 July 2003, less than a month after I photographed it.