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Boeing 747-132(SF)
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The Evergreen Supertanker was a Boeing 747-100 widebody aircraft that was modified into an aerial firefighting aircraft by Evergreen International Aviation.The aircraft was originally manufactured by Boeing in 1971 for Delta Air Lines.
With a capacity of 20,500 US gallons (77,600 Litres), it was the largest aerial firefighting aircraft in the world.
The next largest firefighting tanker aircraft is the Ilyushin Il-76P.
The Supertanker entered service for the first time in 2009, fighting a fire in Cuenca, Spain.
The tanker made its first American operation on 31 August 2009 at the Oak Glen Fire.
The current tanker is N479EV, tanker/tail number 979. (The previous plane was: N470EV, tanker/tail number 947.)