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Stephanie Gardiner

SHOCKING: Us firefighters widows sue over tragic plane crash - What They Never Told You

The Lockheed Martin EC-130 stalled at low altitude after dropping fire retardant, an inquest found. (Dan Himbrechts/AAP PHOTOS)

The widows of two American firefighters killed in a plane crash during Black Summer are suing the NSW Rural Fire Service for negligence, alleging the crew was deployed in conditions that were too dangerous for flying.

Captain Ian McBeth, 45, first officer Paul Clyde Hudson, 42, and flight engineer Rick DeMorgan Jr, 43, were killed when their firefighting tanker crashed in southern NSW on January 23, 2020.

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