VIDEO/PHOTOS: The FBI is searching for the operator whose hobby drone hit a “Super Scooper” airplane battling the Palisades Fire last week, damaging and taking a vital piece of firefighting equipment out of the sky. The collision happened Thursday morning near Malibu in airspace that was restricted in order to provide firefighting aircraft clear space to provide critical water and flame retardant drops on the raging wildfire. The CL-415 “Super Scooper” was providing aid to California firefighters after arriving in L.A. from Canada. The collision with the drone left the aircraft with a 3-by-6-inch hole in its left wing. It was able to land safely, but the damage took the plane out of service at a time when it could’ve provided critical support to crews on the ground.
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