Oregon
Older pilots with unmatchable experience are key to the US aerial firefighting fleet
A firefighting pilot who died in a plane crash while dumping retardant on a wildfire in Oregon could have been happily retired at 73.
In this image provided by Jason Maxwell, Jim Maxwell, an aerial firefighting pilot who died in a crash in Oregon in late July, is pictured with his Beechcraft Baron in Ronan, Mont., on Aug. 21, 2019. The cause of his July 25, 2024 crash is still unde... [6200 chars]