The Colorado Department of Public Safety’s new Multi-Mission Aircraft made a stop at the wildfire tanker base operated by Avflight at the Durango-La Plata County Airport on Wednesday afternoon. The Pilatus PC12 became available last week, joining one other plane that will be stationed in Centennial.
Dan Noonan, left, chief of Durango Fire Protection District, listens to Caleb Freeman, center, and Kevin Weber, both engineers with the Sierra Nevada Corp., as they describe capabilities of Colorado Department of Public Safety’s new Multi-Mission Aircraft. The plane made a stop in Durango on Wednesday.
