Air Tanker used for fighting wildfires makes emergency landing

11:41 AM, Jun 4, 2012   |    comments
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Minden, NV (CNN)- A 1957 Lockheed air tanker used for fighting wildfires had to make an emergency landing in Nevada. An amateur video shot at Miden-Tahoe Airport shows the plane tilting to the side before landing.

Emergency responders were waiting nearby and prepared for the worst-case scenario, but the plane landed successfully. Local reports said that it had about three hours of fuel left.

The plane was not fighting any local fires but was arriving out of the area.