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Air tankers at Fresno

air tankers at Fresno 9-1-2015
MAFFS 1 (with a non-standard yellow number) and MAFFS 5, at Fresno, September 1, 2015.

Mathew Kirkpatrick took these photos at Fresno Air Attack Base on September 1. Thanks Mathew!

(Click on the photos to see larger versions.)

air tankers at Fresno 9-1-2015
Tanker 45, MAFFS 4, another MAFFS, and some single engine air tankers at Fresno, September 1, 2015.

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4 Comments

  1. What do you mean by “non standard yellow number” on MAFFS 3?

  2. And the other MAFFS number is 6. Both 4 and 6 are J models from California ANG.

  3. Still looking for what was meant by “non standard yellow numbers” on MAFFS 3.

  4. Sorry, MAFFS 1…..

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