The horror of Australia's bushfire season is again apparent with confirmation three US residents were killed in a firefighting air tanker crash in southern NSW.
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian has confirmed three people were killed when a water-bombing aircraft crashed in the state's south.
All three of the victims were American residents.
"Our thoughts and prayers and heartfelt condolences go to their families." Ms Berejiklian said in a press conference.
The Hercules C-130 plane had been used under contract in the state for a number of years from partners Coulson Aviation.
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