The three American firefighters that were killed in a plane crash whilst battling bushfires in Australia's south east have been identified.
The three died when their C-130 Hercules air tanker came down during operations above the Snowy Monaro (MON-AIR-OH) district of New South Wales.
Arthur Stevens has more
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