R.I.P Ken Lancaster, Pilot Tanker-83 Columbia AAB

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Ken passed away on September 5th in a private aircraft accident.
He was an accomplished military pilot and pilot of Cal Fire Tanker -83

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Here is his obituary

Tomorrow there will be a sizeable service complete with expected aircraft at 0900 In Columbia, CA.

For those interested and unable to attend, please share.
Cal Fire Vimeo Link
Cal Fire TCU Youtube
For the boots on the ground, even though you did not know Ken personally, he probably ran a line of retardant in your favor over the years!

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Prayer to his family and friends.

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CAAB

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5 AA, 8 AT and the A-10 fly over. Pretty impressive, but I hope we won’t have to repeat this for a very long time if ever. RIP Sir.

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