National Guard helicopter #802. Maybe next time they could try to paint the numbers a little larger. July 24, 2011.
Here are some pictures taken at the Eagle fire in San Diego County, which burned between Warner Springs and Borrego Springs, California. All of these photos are from the CalFire Flickr page. They were taken by Kevin Pack, CalFire VIP photographer. There were no captions on the photos that described exactly what was taking place, so I made up my own. However, the dates the photos were taken are available. Most of these photos were uploaded to Flickr on July 31, 2011. The fire was contained after burning 14,100 acres.
The appears to be either the Planning or Logistics Section working in a trailer or motor home. July 25, 2011.The U. S. Forest Service’s Fire Watch Cobra helicopter. July 28, 2011.
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The reason for the “larger than life” numbers is; look at the background in the picture,light and dark vegitation. When a Guard helicopter drops down below the skyline,like into a canyon, especially in SoCal, (light green and gray fuel types) it becomes almost invisible. On board each Guard aircraft is a paint kit to “refresh” the paint in the field if working around thunderstorm activity. Other helicopter working in the same area have reported that sometimes all you can see is a flying number. Spooky
The reason for the “larger than life” numbers is; look at the background in the picture,light and dark vegitation. When a Guard helicopter drops down below the skyline,like into a canyon, especially in SoCal, (light green and gray fuel types) it becomes almost invisible. On board each Guard aircraft is a paint kit to “refresh” the paint in the field if working around thunderstorm activity. Other helicopter working in the same area have reported that sometimes all you can see is a flying number. Spooky