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Elvis is out, Shania-Crane is in

30/11/2007 9:00:00 PM.  | 
One of the biggest weapons in our firefighter's arsenal for summer has arrived.

The water bombing skycrane called Shania-Crane replaces Elvis in backing up more than 71,000 fire fighters on the ground.

Shania’s pilot Herman Mersalli says she'll play a crucial role..

“We have a maximum capacity of 9,000 liters and we fill that in approximately one minute. “

"That can be either fresh water out of a pond, or salt water,” he said.

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