Tanker 55 visits the Santa Barbara Air Attack Station
|
(Download a higher resolution picture by clicking on any picture below.)
Minden Air Corporation Lockheed SP-2H Neptune, N355MA Tanker 55 recently arrived at the Santa Barbara Airport.
Lockheed SP-2H Neptune, N355MA Tanker 55 made a short visit to the Santa Barbara Air Attack Station.
Rogers Helicopters Rockwell Commander 690B, N700PQ serves as Air Attack 07, the lead plane to guide tankers into their runs over wildfires.
Tanker 55 departed for Durango, Colorado on Tuesday, September 20.
Tanker 55 took off at 10:26 A.M. on September 20.
Aerial tankers
You can buy a 2008 Calendar featuring my photographs of aerial tankers in flight and fighting fires.
A dozen photos of aerial tankers:
Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress N17W Tanker 04, Santa Barbara, September 12, 1979
Douglas DC-7C N5903 Tanker 35, Santa Barbara, November 28, 1980
Douglas C-54E Cargomaster N460WA Tanker 151, Santa Ynez Valley, July 30, 1990
Air Force Reserve Lockheed C-130E Hercules 62-1081, Reno Stead, September 15, 1991
California Air National Guard C-130E Tanker 6, NAWS Pt. Mugu, April 25, 1998
Douglas C-54E Cargomaster N8502G Tanker 65, Santa Barbara Airport, May 5, 2004
Evergreen S-64E Skycrane N6979R Tanker 707, Santa Ynez Valley, May 7, 2004
Siller Brothers Sikosky S-61N N15456, Santa Ynez Valley, May 7, 2004
McDonnell-Douglas DC-10-10 10 Tanker Air Carrier Tanker 910, Goleta, November 4, 2005
Evergreen International Boeing 747 Supertanker, San Bernardino, May 31, 2006
Grumman S-2T Tracker N439DF Tanker 74, Santa Barbara Airport, June 19, 2006
Lockheed P2V-5 N1386C Tanker 44, Santa Barbara, June 19, 2006
Put a copy of the Aerial Tankers: 2008 Calendar in your Lulu.com shopping cart for $16.95.
Send a message to Brian.