Seven of the air tankers will be on permanent public display
Continue readingNeptune retires their P2V air tankers
Spectators in Missoula enjoyed seeing water drops and flyovers.
Continue readingOregon air tankers
Above: Tanker 62 in Madras, OR.
Todd McKinley shot these photos June 29 at various locations in Oregon. Thanks Todd!
Tanker 804 in Prineville, OR.
Tanker 66 in Madras, OR. Notice anything unusual about this aircraft?
Helicopter 703 in Madras, OR.
Tanker 05 in Redmond, OR.
Neptune’s Tanker 05 departing Chattanooga for Rapid City
When the Incident Commander of the Cold Fire in South Dakota requested two large air tankers on April 2 it took almost 24 hours to find one — in Tennessee. This video, posted online by Corey Smith, shows Neptune’s Tanker 05, a P2V, taking off at Chattanooga heading for Rapid City on April 3. It arrived around 3 p.m.
Air tankers at La Grande August 14, 2013
Tim McCoy was kind enough to send us some photos he took yesterday at the La Grande, Oregon air tanker base. He said there were two fires in the area.
