HOLMES Posted November 28, 2010 Share Posted November 28, 2010 It's hard to keep the wings on a plane that isn't designed to divebomb. That's a lot of stress on the wing boxes. The amount of inspections we do because of the C-130 that went down in California. is staggering. This plane was in tip top shape. Sometimes what we don't see can kill on these old planes. I would rather lose some variety than more lives. Curt Curt ,That video is very heart breaking to see it go down like that.. {and you do a GOOD job of keeping them maintained.. } Quote Link to post Share on other sites
C-130CrewChief Posted November 29, 2010 Share Posted November 29, 2010 Thanks Holmes.. My unit got into the water bomber business a few years ago... The first time HH-60G PAVE Hawks were used in this roll. Curt Quote Link to post Share on other sites
F106A Posted April 9, 2011 Author Share Posted April 9, 2011 (edited) It's fire season in West Texas. Again. I got these pics from my driveway this evening of Tankers "00", "10" (he didn't cooperate; he flew behind me!), "22", and "25". They were all headed into KABI (Abilene Regional which is just a few miles to my northeast) and did a few approaches before the sun went down. As usual, my pictures suck. Let's all hope they just fly proficiency flights this year. Mark Edited April 9, 2011 by F106A Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Flankerman Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 Beriev Be-200..... Ken Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SinisterVampire319 Posted April 9, 2011 Share Posted April 9, 2011 Here's a few that I took about ten or so years ago. Sorry for quality, before I got a digital camera. S-2A Tanker 86 and OV-10 Air attack 140 P-3 Orion Tanker 26 Tanker 26 Tanker 87 Larry Groff's. He was killed in a mid-air with Tanker 92 piloted by Lars Stratte over Ukiah August 28, 2001 Tanker 87 finishing his drop. Tanker 87 taxing in. Tanker 87 The night before the mid-air. Mechanic was replacing the tail bumper wheel that Coyotes had chewed on while down at Hollister. Air atttack 140 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
F106A Posted April 10, 2011 Author Share Posted April 10, 2011 It's fire season in West Texas. Again.Let's all hope they just fly proficiency flights this year. Not so much... http://www.foxnews.com/us/2011/04/10/autho...est=latestnews# Mark Quote Link to post Share on other sites
F106A Posted April 17, 2011 Author Share Posted April 17, 2011 These guys have been busier than bees the past few days. It was so bad night before last my son had an asthma attack caused from what we think was the smoke. Driving that night I could see the ashes blowing in the wind in my headlights that reminded me of a light snow. Really wierd. That fire was 40 miles away! The fire bombers have been flying their tails off of course. I managed to snap a pic of Tanker 55 this afternoon between missions. Shortly after I took this photo the sky turned to look like the second photo. Wow. Mark Tanker 55 turning downwind to KABI. (Looking north from my driveway.)... Looking Southwest from my driveway in south Abilene, TX. (That's my neighbor's roof to my west)... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Boman Posted April 17, 2011 Share Posted April 17, 2011 Man, I'm glad we don't have these kind of wildfires here i Norway Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Youngtiger1 Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 Nice thread. I have few that I'll download and share with you guys. Fire bombers rock. :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
F106A Posted May 3, 2011 Author Share Posted May 3, 2011 Some of the fire bomber pics I took last Saturday at the Big Country Airfest in Abilene, TX. Mark Quote Link to post Share on other sites
F106A Posted May 3, 2011 Author Share Posted May 3, 2011 A few more... Mark Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted May 3, 2011 Share Posted May 3, 2011 Mark et al, GREAT UPDATES WITH PHOTOS, FIGURES AND FACTS... THANK YOU ALL... HOLMES Quote Link to post Share on other sites
F106A Posted May 6, 2011 Author Share Posted May 6, 2011 I was checking on my chicken brooder out in the garage this afternoon when I heard a C-130 passing by. I knew it wasn't an H-model from the sound so I looked outside, and saw this. It took me a second to run and grab my camera, so I didn't get the tail. It's obviously a MAFFS, which we have flying out of Dyess right now, but this is the first time I saw one flying into KABI (Abilene Regional). The only fire bombers flying out of there are the civilian guys. Who knows, he may have just shot an approach, as this is the only pass I saw him make. Mark Quote Link to post Share on other sites
airattackimages Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Hey I recognize a lot of people here from aviation photography forums I'm on. I guess this would be a great place for this newbie to show off my other hobby. Fire photography (and specifically aerial assets). And just in case anyone is curious, yes, I do end up wearing Phoschek quite regularly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
airattackimages Posted July 1, 2012 Share Posted July 1, 2012 Continued :) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Wolfgun33 Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Man those are some killer pics! Great shots! Thanks for sharing. :thumbsup: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
airattackimages Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 Man those are some killer pics! Great shots! Thanks for sharing. :thumbsup: Thanks Wolfgun! It's an addiction going out on the lines. It's better than an air show. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
airattackimages Posted July 3, 2012 Share Posted July 3, 2012 (edited) Speaking of which, here's a new one taken on sunday in the San Bernardino National Forest: Edited July 3, 2012 by airattackimages Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John Tapsell Posted July 4, 2012 Share Posted July 4, 2012 Turbo Firecat - photos taken at RAF Northolt in October 2011 Regards, John Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PhantomPhixer74 Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 This one was hangin out in Vernal, Ut for a week or so before the fires around Northern Utah broke out. Great bunch of guys, they let a few of us that stopped by to come out and walk all around the helicopter. This first one was from the passenger side of the airport and then one of the employees suggested that I go around to the general aviation side. That was when I was able to just walk on out to the aircraft qand shoot the following. This last one is four pictures put together as an experiment to do a panorama shot - finished size is 12" by 60" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dragan_mig31 Posted August 3, 2012 Share Posted August 3, 2012 Here are some photos of the Macedonian search and rescue directorate and it`s fire bombers :) shot several days ago near my hometown Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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oortiz10 Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 My brother's a Blackhawk tech out at JFTB Los Alamitos. I went by the base to visit him the other day, and they had one of the CANG Blackhawks standing by for fire duty. I was able to get out on the flight line and snap a few pics. You can see that it's all loaded up and ready to go. The big red thing in the passenger cabin is the water bucket. The rest of the stuff in the cabin is the crew's luggage and gear. Also, notice how about one third of one of the main rotor blades is painted on top for visibility from above. Hope you like 'em! Cheers, -O Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Maverick Taylor Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 This is fantastic reference material for me as I have the converion set from Lone Star models to convert the Hasegawa 1:72 P-3 Orion into a fire bomber plus the sheet from Draw Decal to match. Thanks to those who posted the Orion pics. Great stuff. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Andrew Maverick Taylor Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 My brother's a Blackhawk tech out at JFTB Los Alamitos. I went by the base to visit him the other day, and they had one of the CANG Blackhawks standing by for fire duty. I was able to get out on the flight line and snap a few pics. You can see that it's all loaded up and ready to go. The big red thing in the passenger cabin is the water bucket. The rest of the stuff in the cabin is the crew's luggage and gear. Also, notice how about one third of one of the main rotor blades is painted on top for visibility from above. Hope you like 'em! Cheers, -O Don't suppose you could find out any history about this helcopter from your brother could you? Obviously it is ex military as it still has the mount for the chaff/flare dispenser but some of the extra bumps on it may suggest it could be ex Special Forces from SOAR. I could be completely wrong but just wondered if you may be able to find out a little history on it from your brother. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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