Air drop

An air tanker makes a drop of fire retardant on the Gap fire that is advancing south toward Goleta.

Al Seib / Los Angeles Times / July 2, 2008

An air tanker makes a drop of fire retardant on the Gap fire that is advancing south toward Goleta.

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