Firefighting Tankers and Support Aircraft

[Ned Harris]

DC-10 air tanker (tanker 912) moving in for a drop on the Burro Fire. 7/2/17 from atop Mt Bigelow in the Catalina mountains.


_31A7144 DC-10 air tanker moving in for a drop on the Burro Fire. by Ned Harris, on Flickr

[Ned Harris]

Sikorsky CH-54B Skycrane. Catalina refueling base for Burro Fire support. 7/6/17.
_31A7297 Sikorsky CH-54B Skycrane by Ned Harris, on Flickr

[Ned Harris]

Sikorsky CH-54B Skycrane, 7/6/17.
_31A7328 Sikorsky CH-54B Skycrane by Ned Harris, on Flickr

[Chris C.]

Great shots Ned!

[Bill]

Sikorsky CH-54B arriving at the Catalina refueling location.

[Bill]

Boeing CH-47D at Catalina.

[Ned Harris]

Billings Flying Service CH-47B Chinook. Catalina refueling base. Burro Fire. 7/6/17.
_31A7384 Boeing CH-47D Chinook N561AJ by Ned Harris, on Flickr

[John B.]

Here's a couple of mine from "The Great Fire Tanker Chase of 2017"


Helicopter Transport Services Sikorsky CH-54B Tarhe N715HT "Iron Maiden" par John Bezosky Jr., on ipernity

Billings Flying Service Boeing-Vertol CH-47D Chinook N561AJ par John Bezosky Jr., on ipernity

[Ned Harris]

Columbia Helicopters CH-47D Chinook. N473CH, Catalina refueling base. 7/6/17.


_31A7435 Columbia Helicopters CH-47D Chinook by Ned Harris, on Flickr

[Ned Harris]

Billings Flying Service Chinook. Catalina helicopter refueling base. 7/6/17.


_31A7563 Boeing CH-47D Chinook N561AJ by Ned Harris, on Flickr

[Joe Copalman]

That last Chinook shot is a stunner, Ned.  Loving all these fire helo shots!

[Ned Harris]

Thanks Joe. That Catalina Helibase turned out to be a gold mine.

[Jeff D. Welker]

Low & Wide...

[Tower Guy]

Great angle and shot Jeff, very nice!

[Brian Corbett]

Hold the Line
DC-10 tanker 911 drops his slurry on the north side of the com towers on top of Mt Elden in an effort to save them from the Museum Fire.


Bubbles
CH-47 N949HC refills his water bucket to head back and fight the Museum Fire just outside of Flagstaff, AZ


The Same but Different
Two different types of aircraft with the same goal.