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Three TEMSCO helicopters AS350s departing a dog sledding camp high up on the Mendenhall glacier on a beautiful Alaskan day. Background is mount stroller white.

Logan Molaison

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Helicopter Express’s Bell Textron 412 picks up water from Crafton Hills Reservoir on its way to the Line Fire in the San Bernardino Mountains. I saw that it was going to pass by the sun, diffused by the smoke from the fire, so I turned my camera vertical to include the Bambi Bucket.

Marty Wolin

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Cal Fire’s Firehawk 613 does a high drop on the Limonite Fire in Jurupa Valley, California. I was unfortunately delayed from getting into the fire, but was able to photograph various helicopters putting out the remaining spot fires.

Marty Wolin

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Siller’s Skycrane lifts off at Redlands Municipal Airport, California as the pilot and aircraft mechanic check to make sure everything looks ok. The fire in the background is the Line Fire in the San Bernardino National Forest.

Marty Wolin

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PJ Helicopters Helitanker 2CH, a heavily modified Boeing CH-47D Chinook, making it rain on a 344 acre vegetation fire dubbed the "Round Fire" in Moreno Valley, CA.

Alex Lipin

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I was at the Record Fire on a road where the fire was on both sides.  I watched where the helicopters were dropping water and I drove a little way up the road, hopefully to put myself in the correct location. I put on my Nikon 24mm to 70mm lens and started shooting when Helicopter Transport Services, Skycrane flew over. I have to say the overspray of the water landing on me was very refreshing because I was in my full fire gear and the temperature was over 100°.

Marty Wolin

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Crew Member: NH-90 HELICOPTER
The RNZAF operates a fleet of eight NH90 Helicopters operated by No. 3 Squadron.  They have been in full service since 2015.  The NH90 is a twin-engine, medium utility helicopter featuring a fly-by-wire control system, full ice protection sysem and a fibre-glass composite structure.  The central role is to provide tactical air mobility operations for the New Zealand Defence Force.  Photographed at Warbirds over Wanaka 2024

Michelle Slater

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San Diego Fire-Rescue Copter 3 making a drop during the San Diego County wildland drill. The drill took place for three days from April 30th through May 2nd. Various agencies throughout the county participated.

Ryan Grothe

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AS350B Working on Fertilizer Spraying for Cattle Pasture Maintenance, 500 Liters Product Per Flight, Great Tool For Farmer, 3000 Acres Per Crop. Better result and performance than airplane, great work in mountains or rough terrain.

Fabiano Oliveira

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Prado Helitack’s Firehawk gets fuel at the Lisa Fire in Moreno Valley, California as a crew looks on. The sun had just set and it produced a nice soft light.

Marty Wolin

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Hoist Rescue Training above Pemberton, British Columbia with Blackcomb Helicopters Bell212, SR3 Rescue Concepts trainers, and Cougar Helicopters Rescue Techs.

Nicola Horsfall

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Helicopters Express’s Skycrane drops water at the Post Fire near Gorman, California. I looked at Flightradar24 to see where the helicopters were dropping and found a dirt road that got me to the perfect location.

Marty Wolin

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I captured this magnificent H125 from the Savoie Hélicoptères company in the Mont-Blanc massif at 12,500 ft during an approach to drop off technicians at the Goûter refuge. I am a helper for the company so I took advantage of having my camera to capture this exceptional moment

Vaillant Théo

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We had to drive up a steep dirt road to get a view of the valley below where the Nixon Fire was. Cal Fire’s S-2 came  in dropping retardant and because we were on a small mountain, we got an excellent view of the valley below and the smoky mountain background.

Marty Wolin

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An AH-64E Apache hovers over a flooded area at a Dutch Army Training Area. The Netherlands is upgrading its legacy AH-64D fleet to the ‘Echo’ (E) Version 6 standard and operates a fleet of 28 airframes

Ron Kellenaers

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PJ Helicopters Boeing CH-47D Chinook operating as Helitanker 2CH assigned to the massive Line Fire in Highlands, CA, a crew chief checks the underbelly of the aircraft during start-up procedures at the Redlands Airport in Redlands, CA.

Alex Lipin

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I found the reservoir in Highland, California where the helicopters were refilling to drop at the Little Fire, after driving on a few dirt roads.  After the Siller Skycrane was heading back to drop on the fire, I took this picture with Helimax’s Chinook dropping water in the background. The sun was diffused by a smoke-filled sky.

Marty Wolin

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I was working with another helicopter for lifting and we needed an H215 to lift larger loads than an H125. I was at 3800 meters and it was around -15°, it was quite exceptional to be able to witness this.

Vaillant Théo

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Erickson Aero Tanker’s MD-87 drops on the Sierra Fire in Jurupa Valley, California. I was shooting helicopters picking up water at the Oak Creek Golf Course. Usually, you can only get helicopters picking up water, or aircraft dropping retardant. This location was perfect for capturing both. There were houses on the bottom of the mountain so they were laying retardant down to prevent the fire from moving in that direction. The smoke on the far left adds an interesting visual element and helps tell the story.

Marty Wolin

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A Boeing CH-47F Chinook military transport helicopter of the Royal Netherlands Air Force is performing touch and go's in the snow at a low flying area.

Kris Christiaens

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A Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk military helicopter from the 2nd Helicopter Squadron of the Swedish Air Force is using flares during a demonstration at the Sanicole sunset airshow.

Kris Christiaens

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Hoist Rescue Training in Pemberton, British Columbia with Blackcomb Helicopters Bell 212HP aircraft, SR3 trainers and Cougar Helicopters Rescue Techs.

Nicola Horsfall

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All night long for Helismur 62 and 59. This picture was taken just before take off for the next rescue mission in the north of France.
Theses two helicopters are located in Arras and Lille.

Thomas Vildary

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10 Tanker’s DC-10 does a really high altitude drop to lay a thin layer of retardant across the Lytle Fire in Lytle Creek, California. From all the fires I’ve been too, this is first time I’ve seen 10 Tanker drop this high. I also think that they dropped high because there were a lot of fire fighters below.

Marty Wolin

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An AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat military helicopter of the British Royal Navy is performing a demonstration during the RIAT 2024 airshow at RAF Fairford.

Kris Christiaens

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Fire Fighting in the Midlands (UK). Calls for regular refuels! G-BIGB hard at work with a long day for the pilots taking it in turns, photographed in Doncaster (Sandtoft Airfield).

Daniel Nixon

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Australian Helitak FT4250 at work dumping its 4250L water load from a AS332 Super Puma from European Firecats (HeliAustria/LionsAir) during a live demo at Bad Voslau airport.

Adrien Dillard

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During the evening hours on a Monday, a Bell 407GXI operated by the San Diego County Sheriff's Aerial Support to Regional Enforcement Agencies (ASTREA) unit, sets out on patrol with a ride along passenger for the duration of the flight.

Alex Lipin

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Sikorsky HP-60A Black Hawk helicopter operated by High Performance Helicopters based in La Verne, CA, conducts a pole setting flight operation in a rural part of San Diego County called Harbison Canyon, CA.

Alex Lipin

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Los Angeles County FD Copter 22 makes a drop on the Placerita Fire in Santa Clarita on September 4, 2024.  This was one of three fires along State Route 14.  In total, around 10 acres burned thanks to the good work of helicopters and hand crews.  Among the hazards was a set of high tension power lines on a nearby hillside.

Greg Doyle

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I started heading to the Post Fire near Gorman, California on the first day.  Because of heavy traffic, it took me over 4 hours to get there.  I decided to stay overnight so I could go back to the fire. I saw where the helicopters were dropping and pulled on to a dirt road to get in the right position. All of a sudden the brush flared up, at the exact time Siller’s Sikorsky SR-61A was getting ready to drop. I shot many others helicopters there, but none with the intense flame. Getting to the right location takes a lot planning, luck, and timing.

Marty Wolin

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CAL FIRE Copter 608 from the CAL FIRE Riverside Unit, responds to a raging 890 acre vegetation fire dubbed the "Lisa Fire" off Highway 60 in Riverside County, CA.

Alex Lipin

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Heaps Peak Helitack BellUH-1V Iroquois heads towards the Line Fire in Highland, California after picking up water from Crafton Hills Reservoir. The sunlight was diffused by the smoke-filled sky, so the light produced was very soft and warm and really brought out the background.

Marty Wolin

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A Sillar Brothers owned SH-3 Sea King on contract with CalFire and a CalFire Aircrane at work on the Park Fire as it pushed towards Mineral in California

Nick Moir

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I was working with another helicopter for lifting and we needed an H215 to lift larger loads than an H125. I was at 3800 meters and it was around -15°, it was quite exceptional to be able to witness this.

Vaillant Théo

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Nice and smooth cruising over local sand/salt haze on H125 during long ferry flight to new mission spot. First leg from UATE to Shalkar. 6000 ft. 2000 km ahead.

Andrey Feofanov

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One of Heli-Austria very famous MD902 Explorer responding to a medical emergency call during a customer demo at Bad Voslau airport near Vienna (Austria).

Adrien Dillard

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Getting ready for Hoist mission. Crew was checking the helicopter. Did their walkaround as usual to check everything. When one of the crew spotted the sunrise he decided to take this beautiful picture and took off for a hoist mission in a wind farm in the North Sea.

Manuel Mai

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CH-47F Chinook over the Texas dessert with a beautiful sky in the background. I took this while on a training flight during our annual training in June.

Naomi Walsh

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Prado Helitack’s Firehawk gets ready to pick up water at Oak Quarry Golf Course for the Sierra Fire in Jurupa Valley, California. I got permission to photograph at the golf course and was able to walk around to get the best angle.

Marty Wolin

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I saw that a few of the helicopters fighting the Line Fire in Highland, California were based at Redlands Municipal Airport.  I got permission to go out on the flightline and did a variety of pictures. When Siller’s Skycrane took off to drop on the Line Fire, I positioned myself so I could get the smoke from the fire in the background. Being so close to these beautiful and powerful helicopters, is an awesome experience. This picture was taken at 145mm.

Marty Wolin

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HH-139B (15-65 MM82013) Search and Rescue helicopter of Aeronautica Militare / Italian Air Force taking off during a mountain training exercise in the Italian Alps.

Giorgio Gherbassi

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A VRM-30 DET 5 Osprey does touch and goes at NAF El Centro, California. I got permission to go out next to the runway and the lighting when the Osprey arrived,  was "picture perfect". I used a very slow shutter speed of 1/100 of a second in order to blurred the slow moving props and still keep the aircraft sharp.

Marty Wolin

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I looked on Flightradar24 to see where the helicopters were picking up water for the Bridge Fire in Azusa Canyon, California, and saw it was Morris Dam. After driving for about two hours, I positioned myself as close as I could, to get the best angle of Helicopter Transport Services’ Skycrane picking up water. The temperature was 110°F and it really made it more difficult for the fire fighters to work.

Marty Wolin

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CH-47 at Fort Novosel AL located next to Headquarters building on Novosel Avenue across from the parade field and near the old Officers Club. It is part of a display of four military helicopters; AH-1 Cobra, OH-58 Kiowa, UH-60 , and CH-47

Ronald Alexander

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Photo was taken around 8:30 PM, huge storm was rolling in so we tie down the aircraft and took a couple pictures. Snapped about 20 pictures and finally got one with the lightning lighting up the huge storm cell that was coming into the Helena airport.

Chandler Swenson

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Cape Fear ValleyAir on the helipad at Lumberton Rescue. It is waiting for a patient from the hospital which is a couple of miles down the raod to be transport to another facility..

Travis Gentry

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I was working with another helicopter when this H145 from Civil Security Search and Rescue in the French Alps took off from Chamonix. I was at 3800 meters and it was around -15°, it was quite exceptional to be able to witness this.

Vaillant Théo

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Two UH-72 Lakota helicopters hover at a training airfield at Fort Novosel, Alabama. The Lakota is the primary training helicopter for the United States Army and is utilized for the entirety of Initial Entry Rotary Wing training for Army officers and warrant officers.

Hannah Lamb

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K-Max HB-ZTW from Rotex during a wood hauling on Martigny (CH) August 6, 2024 this helicopter is single-seater and very suitable for wood, assembly and also for forest fires

Bessard Joël

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3 Black Hawks and 3 Chinook USA came to carry out training flights for a few days in Switzerland from Payerne aerodrome (CH) photo taken on May 15, 2024

Bessard Joël

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H125 of Savoie Hélicoptères compagny  working on transporting gravel with a spider excavator loading skips for ski lift work in the mountains with difficult access

Vaillant Théo

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why not a Kawasaki Vertol KV-107-II S/N. 4003 that of Heliswiss International the N185CH to get out of the woods in Bex on June 27, 2024 or the staff in full briefing?

Bessard Joël

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Many times when you go to a fire, there is normally only one side you can photograph from for a variety of reason. When you get to the correct location to capture a drop and the light is perfect, the retardant and aircraft are very vivid and clear. In this photograph, AeroFlite’s BAe Avro RJ85, drops Phos-Chek on the Columbia Fire in Riverside, California.

Marty Wolin

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Two Los Alamitos National Guard Blackhawk helicopters, 830 and 831, pick up water from the Crafton Hills Reservoir in Yucaipa, California to dump on the Line Fire. I positioned myself on a hill above the reservoir for the best angle and to clear the fence that was around it. The sun was diffused by smoke clouds which made the light very warm.

Marty Wolin

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Los Angeles City FD Fire-4 makes a drop on a brush fire in the Sepulveda Basin on June 28, 2024.  This fire began in a homeless encampment and included exploding propane tanks, so water drops were more appropriate than hand lines.

Greg Doyle

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The most difficult thing with this photograph was trying to get to the location where Cal Fire’s S-2 was dropping retardant, and before the sunset. My son did the navigation as we drove down multiple, rough dirt roads. When we got to the right location, we had to climb a small hill so that we had a clear very and waited for, hopefully, another Phos-Chek drop. We got this photograph within seconds before the sun was obscured by a mountain. There was only a very small opening to get a clear view because of all the trees and brush.

Marty Wolin

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An American AH-64E Apache helicopter out of Fort Novosel, Alabama flies down the Gulf Coast over the Atlantic Ocean. The AH-64 is the primary attack helicopter of the United States Army.

Hannah Lamb

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A construction crew assigned to a helicopter pole setting operation in the backcountry of San Diego County, CA on March 9, 2024, wait as a High Performance Helicopters HP-60A finishes a fuel stop before returning to its home base in La Verne, CA.

Alex Lipin

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Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake Search and Rescue MH-60S Blackhawk practices out in the Southern California desert. A crew member is lifted up along a rock formation as the skilled pilots hover above.

Marty Wolin

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Photo was taking during logging operations on the West Coast of British Columbia Canada with HeliQwests H-60 Blackhawk during the spring months of 2024.

Jay Blythman

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...without maintenance personnel nothing could fly! There is talk around the HB-ZEF H135 T3 from Air-Glaciers just before its first test with its new colors on July 15, 2024 in Sion (VS) Switzerland

Bessard Joël

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AUGUSTAWESTLAND A109
Operated by No. 3 Squadron of the Royal New Zealand Air Force the A-109 is a training and light utility helicopter.  The twin-engine aircraft has a modern glass cockpit and a retractable wheeled undercarriage.  This A-109 has seating for two pilots and four passengers. a maximum cruising speed of 285 km/h and a normal ferry range of 650km.  On display at War Birds Over Wanaka 2024

Michelle Slater

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Siller Helicopters Helitanker 25M and its pit crew, assist the pilots with a successful startup prior to lifting off while assigned to the raging Line Fire in Highlands, CA.

Alex Lipin

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10 Tanker DC10 at work on the northern flank of the Park Fire , California. On contract with CalFire the VLAT was slowing down the northern flank as it edges towards the mountain village of Mineral. The Park Fire was the largest arson lit fire in Californian history

Nick Moir

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1st test flight with its new Ai-Glaciers color for the first of the H135 T3s the Hotel Bravo Zoulou Echo Fox in front of the maintenance workshops 15.07.24

Bessard Joël

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An Airbus MH-65E Dolphin assigned to Coast Guard Air Station San Francisco, CA, arrives in Anaheim, CA for an exclusive helicopter event on Feb. 23, 2024.

Alex Lipin

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I photograph this Air National Guard Blackhawk coming into Southern California Logistic Airport in Victorville, California after fighting the Bridge Fire in Angeles National Forest. The flight line has commercial aircraft from all over the world being stored and used for spare parts.  I like the relationship between all these aircraft and the Blackhawk landing above them.  It makes for a compelling photograph.

Marty Wolin

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Helicopters Express’s Skycrane drops water at the Post Fire near Gorman, California. I looked at Flightradar24 to see where the helicopters were dropping and found a dirt road that got me to the perfect location.

Marty Wolin

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Formation CPL H de Mael Salaun.
Navigation : Haute-Savoie - Grenoble - Lyon - Valence
Photo prise à Valence aeroport à 23h00
Helicoptere - Guimbal Cabri G2.

Rodriguez Alexis

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An Italian CH-47F (EI-709 MM81786) of Aviazione dell’Esercito landing on a snowy plateau during “Volpe Bianca” exercise; the helicopter is equipped with snow landing skids

Giorgio Gherbassi

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Neptune’s BAe-146 does a drop at the Nixon fire in Anza, California with a massive smoke cloud behind it. In order to get to this location, my son and I had to drive on numerous rough, dirt roads and at the same time, keeping out of the way of all the firetrucks.  On big fires like this one, it is so difficult to get to the right location to get aircraft dropping and maintaining a safe distance from the fire.  Throughout the day, we drove on many dirt roads.

Marty Wolin

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Hemet Ryan’s Firehawk 608 comes in to pick up water at Lost Lake for the Vista Fire as one of the crew members watches. The small lake is obscured by the vegetation growth, which adds to the uniqueness of this photograph. I had to hike into this spot, carefully watching out for snakes. You can see some water vapor in the bottom right.

Marty Wolin

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07-27-2024. - CalFire Copter 604 picking up Fire Crews from the Creek Fire. The Creek Fire was a 744 acre wildfire in The Sunil area of Alameda County California. CAL FIRE Santa Clara Unit

Christopher Eckenrode

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on January 19, 2024 in Châble in Valais (CH) during the annual GRIMM days a helicopter demonstration for the participants as well as the public present and this one with the EC135 HB-ZUC from Air-Glaciers

Bessard Joël

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A Los Alamitos National Guard Blackhawk helicopter picks up water from the Crafton Hills Reservoir in Yucaipa, California to dump on the Line Fire. I positioned myself on a hill above the reservoir for the best angle and to clear the fence that was around it.

Marty Wolin

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This heavily modified CH-47D Chinook operated by Coulson Aviation and part of their Quick Reaction Force (QRF), operates as Helitanker 55, during nighttime fire operations on a raging vegetation fire south of Tehachapi, CA.

Alex Lipin

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Sikorsky made MH-60T Jayhawk assigned to Coast Guard Air Station San Diego, CA prepares to launch on a rescue mission off the San Diego coast during a break in wet weather.

Alex Lipin

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Billings Flying Services CH-47 Chinook making numerous runs during the Airport fire in Orange County California. The sunset caused the orange glow of the smoke. This Chinook was working the fire for numerous days. The exact location of this photo was off of Dove Canyon Road. There were a few other aircraft that were getting water from this location as well as the Oso lake. The fire has burned over 23,000 acres and spread int Riverside county. Currently the fire is at 88% containment. The fire started in the Trabuco Canyon area by county workers.

Ryan Grothe

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Alouette 3 of the Austrian Air Force gives a rescue demonstration during the airshow before the farewell of the Alouette 3. 
With this airshow, after 57 years of loyal service, the Alouette 3 was symbolically said goodbye within the Austrian Air Force

Harrie Kraaijeveld

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S-64F I-CFAH “Orso Bruno” taking off from Biella-Cerrione airport for a new firefighting mission in the beautiful winter scenery of the Italian Alps; the helicopter is operated by European Air Crane

Giorgio Gherbassi

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I saw that a few of the helicopters fighting the Line Fire in Highland, California were based at Redlands Municipal Airport.  I got permission to go out on the flightline and did a variety of pictures. When Siller’s Skycrane came in after dropping retardant on the Line Fire, I positioned myself so I could get the smoke from the fire in the background. Being so close to these beautiful and powerful helicopters, is an awesome experience. This picture was taken at 75mm.

Marty Wolin

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An AgustaWestland (now Leonardo) AW139 flown by Honeywell International, arrives in Anaheim, CA to be showcased on the showroom floor of the Anaheim Convention Center during an exclusive helicopter event.

Alex Lipin

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Because of heavy traffic, it took over 4 hours to get to the Post Fire near Gorman, California. I decided to go to Quail Lake where I photographed Coulson’s Orange County Fire Authority and Ventura County Fire Chinooks picking up water at the same time. The stormy cloud background was created by the massive fire.

Marty Wolin

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Sikorsky MH-60 (SeaHawk) Helicopter flying in to attend the EAA  AirVenture airshow in Oshkosh, Wisconsin USA.
Photo taken by Jeff Schneider  July 22, 2024

Jeffrey Schneider

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I captured this magnificent H125 from the Savoie Hélicoptères company in the Mont-Blanc massif at 12,500 ft after dropping off technicians on a stop. I am a helper for the company so I took advantage of having my camera to capture this exceptional moment

Vaillant Théo

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Maryland State Police Trooper 5 landing at WVU Children’s Hospital in Morgantown, West Virginia. MSP Trooper 5 is based out of Cumberland, Maryland. The Maryland State Police flies these helicopters out of 7 bases throughout the state of Maryland.

Christopher Parks

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I captured this H125 from the Savoie Hélicoptères company in the Mont-Blanc massif at 12,500 ft with a load of wood for a construction site for the Goûter refuge. I am a helper for the company so I took advantage of having my camera to capture this exceptional moment

Vaillant Théo

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The Los Angeles Police and Fire Departments work closely together.  New LAFD pilots receive initial training from LAPD instructor pilots prior to moving into the Fire Department's AW-139's.  Here a Fire pilot in training spools up Fire-6, a Bell 505, with the iconic City Hall in the background.

Greg Doyle

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Cal Fire’s S-2 dives down on a steep hill to drop retardant on the Columbia Fire in Moreno Valley, California. In order to get the best angle, I was able to go on private property. The owner of the property was involved with  developing  firefighting chemicals and his house had a metal rood with all vegetation removed from around the perimeter.

Marty Wolin

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