1.  A firefighting plane crashed in central Sicily Tuesday as it loaded up on water at a dam, killing the pilot and injuring a crew member, authorities said.

2.  A firefighting plane crashed in Northern California, while wildfires raged across the United States injuring three firefighters east of Los Angeles and blocking a main national artery.

3.  A military Chinook helicopter assisted firefighters on the ground, but strong winds prevented any firefighting planes from battling the blaze.

4.  A firefighting plane crashed in Northern California, killing all three crew members on board, as wildfires continued to rage across the nation.

5.  Bombardier Inc. has been involved in making business jets, regional commercial airplanes and amphibious firefighting planes.

6.  Firefighting planes on Sunday apparently managed to extinguish the last remaining blaze in a forested area northeast of the capital.

7.  France sent three firefighting planes and fire crews.

8.  Greek and Italian firefighting planes on Sunday apparently managed to extinguish the last remaining blaze in a mountainous forested area northeast of the capital.

9.  Greek and Italian firefighting planes on Sunday worked to extinguish the last remaining blaze in a mountainous forested area northeast of the capital.

10.  Greek and Italian firefighting planes on Sunday worked to extinguish the last remaining blaze in a mountainous, forested area northeast of the capital.