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The FAA said the single-engine Vans RV-10, a fixed-wing airplane, departed from Lancaster en route to Camarillo on Saturday.

The Federal Aviation Administration said the pilot was the only person aboard the aircraft, which it identified as a Vans RV-10, a fixed-wing single engine plane that is sold in kit form and typically home-built.

The drone, which authorities say was flying in restricted airspace on Jan. 9, put a fist-sized hole in the wing of a Super Scooper — a massive fixed-wing plane that can drop large amounts of water onto a fire.

Under a unified command among several fire agencies, helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft had been made ready from several nearby jurisdictions, as well as from across the state, nation and Canada.

Brett Willis, Los Angeles Fire Department’s battalion chief over air operations, said there were at least three sizes of helicopters flying during the attack, including ones that can hold 480, 1,000, and 2,500 gallons of water, as well as the fixed-wing aircraft that primarily dropped retardant.