A drone’s collision with a water-dropping aircraft fighting the Palisades fire in Los Angeles caused the temporary grounding of all aircraft working that fire and took out one of just the two amphibous planes capable of repeatedly scooping 1,

A Canadian “Super Scooper” aircraft fighting the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles had to be grounded after it hit a drone flying in restricted airspace over the devastating blaze on Thursday, the local fire department said.

The CL-415, originally manufactured by Canadair and now by Bombardier, is an amphibious aircraft designed specifically for aerial firefighting. It gets its nickname, “super scooper,” from its ability to land rapidly on a body of water, quickly take on up to 1,620 gallons of water and then take off again.

One of only two Super Scooper planes helping to fight the LA wildfires has been taken out of action after it collided mid-air with a drone.

Several viral videos and images appeared to be taken with drones in conflict with a temporary flight restriction (TFR) issued by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to protect firefighting aircraft.

Drones and other aircraft not helping with firefighting efforts are prohibited in temporary flight restriction zones around wildfires.

A Quebec water bomber fighting the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles was grounded on Thursday after it collided with a drone flying in restricted airspace, officials said.

A water-dropping "super scooper" was grounded Thursday night after it was hit and damaged by a civilian drone, the Federal Aviation Administration said.