A Colorado Army and Air Force veteran pilot fighting the Kruger Rock Fire was killed on Tuesday night when a single-engine air tanker crashed as he used a novel nighttime firefighting method, the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) said. Marc Thor Olson, who flew for Fort Morgan-based CO Fire Aviation, reported turbulent conditions before the crash, which was first reported at about 6:37 p.m. The crash site was found by crews at around 9:49 p.m., near the south end of Hermit Park, officials said. The pilot had been tasked to carry out aerial drops over the Kruger Rock Fire, which broke out after high winds caused a tree to fall onto a power line early on Tuesday. After conducting a water drop on Tuesday afternoon, the pilot had said that the wind at the time “was not too bad at the fire,” and made his way back to Loveland to prepare …