Call NumberRMN-042-4455CreatorMatt IndenSummaryPULITZER PRIZE PHOTOGRAPH: A PB4Y-2 slurry bomber plunges to the ground in flames while fighting the Big Elk Fire near Estes Park, killing its two pilots. Witnesses said a wing came off the aircraft, then a fireball emerged as the plane prepared to drop slurry on the 1,200-acre wildfire. This photograph is one of a series of images by the Rocky Mountain News Photography Staff of the largest wildfires in Colorado history. The News' photographers won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography for their coverage.SubjectBig Elk Fire (Colo.)Forest firesColorado on Fire2003 Pulitzer Prize (Breaking News Photography)Geographic AreaEstes Park (Colo.)CollectionRocky Mountain News Pulitzer PrizesLanguageeng
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