Air Tankers at Fox Field, October 26, 2003

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On Sunday October 26, several fire fighting tankers took off from Fox Field Airport near Lancaster to fight the numerous fires between Simi Valley and Lake Piru. The turbulent wind prevented the tankers from dropping their loads of retardent on the fires. The tankers were too heavy to land safely with the retardent on board. They returned to Fox Field and dropped the retardent alongside the runway.

Douglas C-54E Skymaster, N460WA Tanker #151 Douglas C-54E Skymaster, N460WA Tanker #151

Douglas C-54E Skymaster, N460WA Tanker #151 Douglas C-54E Skymaster, N460WA Tanker #151 is operated by ARDCO, Inc.

Douglas C-54E Skymaster, N460WA Tanker #151 Douglas C-54E Skymaster, N460WA Tanker #151 is based at Fox Field.

Lockheed P-2 Neptune, N4692A Tanker #48 Lockheed P-2 Neptune, N4692A Tanker #48 is operated by Minden. It came from Kalispell, Wyoming to fight the California fires.

Lockheed P-2 Neptune, N4692A Tanker #48 Lockheed P-2 Neptune, N4692A Tanker #48

Lockheed P-3 Orion, N922AU Aero Union Tanker #22 Lockheed P-3 Orion, N922AU Aero Union Tanker #22 is operated by Aero Union.

Lockheed P-3 Orion, N922AU Aero Union Tanker #22 Lockheed P-3 Orion, N922AU Aero Union Tanker #22 came from Durango, Colorado to fight the California fires.

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Day Fire Tankers at Santa Barbara

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Aerial tankers fought the Day Fire from the Santa Barbara Air Attack Station for ten days, from Monday, September 18 to Wednesday September 27. Three Lockheed P-2 Neptunes and four Lockheed P-3 Orions visited the Air Attack Station during the fire. This calendar includes a dozen photos of those tankers:

Neptune Aviation Lockheed SP-2H Neptune, N4235T Tanker 09
Neptune Aviation Lockheed P2V-5F Neptune, N96264 Tanker 12
Neptune Aviation Lockheed P2V-5 Neptune, N1386C Tanker 44
Aero Union Lockheed P-3A-25 Orion, N920AU Tanker 20
Aero Union Lockheed P-3A-45 Orion, N921AU Tanker 21
Aero Union Lockheed P-3A-45 Orion, N922AU Tanker 22
Aero Union Lockheed P-3A-40 Orion, N925AU Tanker 25

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