Air tanker plane fighting Oregon ‘mega-fire’ disappears, officials say

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Single-pilot plane was delivering aid to crews battling Falls fire in eastern Oregon when it went missing on Thursday

A single-pilot tanker plane disappeared in eastern Oregon while fighting the Falls fire, authorities said Friday.

The plane – used to deliver gallons of fire retardant or water – had been contracted by the US Bureau of Land Management to aid firefighters near the town of Seneca, on the edge of the Malheur national forest.

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