Photos of northern California firefighting aircraft, part 2

Smokejumper aircraft, N145Z
Smokejumper aircraft, Short Bros SD3-60 Sherpa, N145Z

Dylan Phelps sent us these photos that he captured at various Northern California airports in the first part of September as our firefighters were going up against one of the most vicious wildfire seasons on record.

Thanks Dylan!

AIR TANKER 103, N293EA
T-103, MD-87, N293EA, Photo by Dylan Phelps
Smokejumper aircraft, N109BH
Smokejumper aircraft, Construcciones Aeronauticas C-212-CC, N109BH, photo by Dylan Phelps
SEAT, N349AS
SEAT, Air Tractor AT-802A, N349AS, Photo by Dylan Phelps
MAFFS 1
MAFFS 1, C-130, photo by Dylan Phelps
MAFFS 6
MAFFS 6, C-130, photo by Dylan Phelps
Retardant mixing plant
Fire retardant mixing plant, photo by Dylan Phelps
air tanker 52 C-FKFA
T-52, Convair CV-580, C-FKFA, photo by Dylan Phelps

C-130’s at Fresno Saturday

MAFFS Tanker 116 Fresno

Above: MAFFS 6 and Tanker 116 at Fresno, July 22, 2017. Photo by Mathew Kirkpatrick.

Mathew Kirkpatrick and L.S. Braun took these photos of four C-130 air tankers at Fresno July 22. Thanks Mathew and L.S.!

MAFFS air tanker Fresno
MAFFS 4 and 9 at Fresno, July 22, 2017. Photo by Mathew Kirkpatrick. Click to enlarge.
Tanker 116 Fresno
Tanker 116 on final approach at Fresno, July 22, 2017. Photo by L.S. Braun.
MAFFS 9 Fresno
MAFFS 9 on final approach at Fresno, July 22, 2017. Photo by L.S. Braun.