Interesting end to the afternoon.......

[Kobione]

As we were monitoring the fire near us we heard a call on the scanner, asking our local police to attend the cricket ground and be prepared to keep onlookers at bay, as the helicopters fighting the fire front were about to land and refuel. Naturally we dropped what we were doing and shot into town.  When we arrived there 2 choppers were already down, including this one:

 

 

 

This monster is called:

 

 

Named after the pilots father. Sorry, I couldn't cut everybody out of the picture!

 

 

 

Pretty impressive engine bits, and we don't get to see these close up very often:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Another one came in, Fire Bird 309, and quickly got refulled:

 

 

 

 

 

Then headed off to the fire ground again, to check for hot spots:

 

 

 

In came another, with his spray pipe hanging:

 

 

 

 

Once again refuelling got underway quite quickly, and he headed off again:

 

 

 

 

 

'Malcolm' the sky crane was the last to take off again:

 

 

 

 

Altogether there were 4 choppers, including Malcolm, and I bet they made a difference!! An interesting end to the afternoon!

[Leon]

fantastic shots

 

hope all is well down under, we are being blown round here near Manchester.

[Kobione]

Thanks, Leon, we are OK - tomorrow will be the one we have to be 'on guard'.

 

We have been reading about the weather over there, does sound a bit rough!!

[Leon]

yeah, glad we live up tut north, them southerners have had it rough, and wet!!  would'nt wish that on peoples especially this time of year...

[JohnP]

All very interesting Kobione!   Great shots too.

[NannyFerret]

Great set, Dee. Thank you for sharing.

My daughter-in-laws mums electric has been cut off and her man friends flat has been flooded so they are staying with my son and daughter-in-law in Banbury for the time being.

[David]

Great shots Kobi, I hope you all keep safe and well

 

It sounds like it has been really rough for some Tina, especially at this time of year.

[annie]

yet more fab shots kobione....your on fire with that new camera..

[GrahamNfk]

Much more interesting than my afternoons 

[Denis]

Love the 'Huey' (yellow/blue one) Probably ex RAAF UH-1H, and an old 'Vietnam vet' itself. I like watching helicopters, they intrigue me, but dont fancy flying in one. Rather have a set of normal wings to rely on!

[bugmeister]

Interesting to see these at close quarters, all we normally see on the news is a blob in the sky dropping water.

[FUJI]

Wow! .......You lead a very interesting life in the Outback Kobione..........I too love helicopters, except perhaps for the commercial one, that flies low over our house two or three times every weekday.......it is more than noisy, it can rattle the windows.

This in one fascinating set.

FUJI

[ChrisLumix]

Great set, Dee. Thank you for sharing.

My daughter-in-laws mums electric has been cut off and her man friends flat has been flooded so they are staying with my son and daughter-in-law in Banbury for the time being.

 

Spooky coincidence - a friend was delayed going to Banbury because of the floods between there and here in the SW. She did make it in the end though.

[Brian]

Great shots Kobione. I couldn't get down to town to see the helicopters as we were held prisoner by by visiting friends.

We owe the blokes that fly these these things a great deal! God bless 'em.

[Leon]

yet more fab shots kobione....your on fire with that new camera..

boom boom!!