Firefighting Aircraft pics....

[NikonGuy]

Nice! 
           

[Michael J Murawski]

Hemet Ryans two tankers during the Hathaway Fire this summer.


IMG_4574-C-AE-C-NN-S by G. Reaper, on Flickr

[Michael J Murawski]

If they would just take off "Next Gen Airtanker" I would be excited about it.....

IMG_3115-C-C-NN-S by G. Reaper, on Flickr

[phantomphan1974]

If they would just take off "Next Gen Airtanker" I would be excited about it.....

Its the Next Generation...why take it off...  I guess they mean the tank system??? is the next generation. 

Great shot Mike.

[Charger]

 Some S-2 flights out of Ramona fighting the camp pendleton fire over the weekend, S-2 # 71 comes from a former navy airframe bu # 149268, and # 70 is former navy # 153570, theres not much S-2 of old about these guys as i did some research about the conversion, but are sure cool to shoot at work. The OV-10 is the forward air command plane

[Michael J Murawski]

Departing SBD to make another drop on the "Butler Fire" near Big Bear, California 2007


IMG_1533-C-C-S-NN-S by G. Reaper, on Flickr

[kick Z tail out]

Rest in peace

[stoernblom]

Aero Union Douglas C-54Q Skymaster N76AU (c/n 10547) is seen in May 1978 wearing the bi-centennial c/s. Photographer and location are both unknown. (Stephen Tornblom Collection)

[kick Z tail out]

Raw power, with a hint of flying rocks. (Even found rocks inside my shoes). My friend Seth flying right seat.



1/80th is a bit challenging when being buffeted by 70+ mph prop wash. Which was amazingly sporadic. I kind of expected a steady sustained force of wind. It was surprisingly random with substantial wind punctuated by sudden spikes of hurricane force power. Either way, I was sitting right on the edge of the rotorspan's footprint. It was fun and pretty much what I expected. That's why I used a garbage lens.

[kick Z tail out]

Red Mountain, Sage CA.

[Michael J Murawski]

IMG_7716-R-C-C-S-NN-S by G. Reaper, on Flickr

[tstbell]

Canyon Fire -- La Verne, CA


SuperScooper 242 & 241 by Trent Bell, on Flickr


SuperScooper 241 by Trent Bell, on Flickr


Erickson Air-Crane 748 by Trent Bell, on Flickr


SuperScooper 241 by Trent Bell, on Flickr


SuperScooper 242 by Trent Bell, on Flickr

[kick Z tail out]

Nice shots Mike and Trent.  I never get to see Erickson use their sea skimmer out here! They just use the snorkel.

[Michael J Murawski]

Digging through the archives, looking for hidden stuff I never noticed before.


IMG_6890-R-C-C-NN-S by G. Reaper, on Flickr

IMG_6865-C-C-NN-S by G. Reaper, on Flickr

[kick Z tail out]

Ahh, beautiful smoke. I miss it.