An RJ85 operated by Aero Flite. Ned Harris photo.Ned Harris sent us these excellent photos of air tankers and helicopters assisting firefighters on the Bighorn Fire, which as of yesterday had burned over 31,000 acres five miles north of Tucson, Arizona. Thanks Ned!
More information about the Bighorn Fire is at Wildfire Today.
Billings Helicopters and Heligroup Chinooks. Ned Harris photo.
Tanker 164, an RJ85 operated by Aero Flite. Ned Harris photo.
Tanker 105 (foreground), an MD-87 (N295EA) operated by Erickson Aero Tanker, and Tanker 10, a BAe-146 (N472NA) operated by Neptune Aviation. Ned Harris photo.
A Sikorsky UH-60A operated by Coulson/Unical. N160CD. Ned Harris photo.
Tanker 910, a DC-10 operated by 10 Tanker Air Carrier drops on the Bighorn Fire. N612AX. Ned Harris photo.
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Great photos in some gnarly terrain! Never thought of saguaro as a fuel type…..
Superb photography of very dangerous flying….
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