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12 Delta Compagnie 11 Luchtmobiele Brigade (Regiment Van Heutsz) Helicopter Training, with D472 Chinook from 298 Squadron based on Gilze-Rije Airbase (Koninklijke Luchtmacht)

Nick Boersma
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The "D483" Chinook From the Dutch Royal Airforce flying by 298 Squadron Based on Gilze-Rije Airbase during a Slingery (Flattrack)exercise in cooperation 11 Bevoorradings Compagnie (Suplycoy) 11 Luchtmobiele Brigade)

Nick Boersma
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After hiking into a hilly open field, I photographed Cal Fire's Firehawk dropping on the Baxter Fire in Murrieta, California. The lighting and angle were beautiful, which worked well for this close up photograph.

Marty Wolin
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This was a set up shoot in the desert near Anza-Borrego Desert State Park of VMM-362 "Ugly Angels" after being newly painted and designed by Shayne Meder. Dave Nenna also helped with the painting. A really dynamic location was selected and the crew from MCAS Miramar did an awesome job flying exactly where we wanted them too. Only a week before this shot, it was in the hanger being painted.

Marty Wolin
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My son and I were photographing helicopters picking up water at the Encino Reservoir for the Palisades Fire, when we noticed a new fire at the Victory Trail area - Kenneth Fire. With traffic, it took us almost an hour to get there. We decided to hike a trail and climb a medium size hill where the fire fighters were working. The helicopters were going to a water tank bellow the hill so we were able to get eye level photographs. In this photograph of Coulson's Sikorsky S-61 coming back from dropping on the Kenneth Fire, you can see smoke from the massive Palisades Fire in the background. The city below is West Hills, California.

Marty Wolin
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It was amazing watching these highly skilled pilots navigate a small canyon at Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California. These Army AH-4 Apache Attack helicopters were from the 4th Battalion, 6th Cavalry. Fortunately, I was able to drive a sandy dirt road to the location and climb a very slippery, but short hill, because the hike in 106° weather would have been quite difficult.

Marty Wolin
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Airtelis Airbus H225 F-HLIS at the landing site during powerline works in the French Alps. The ground crew is manipulating the longline before the helicopter lands.

Thibault Lambert
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We got the fantastic opportunity to meet up with Coyote 50, the Viper Color Bird that Shane Meder designed and painted at MCAS Pendleton less than a week after it was finished. Dave Nenna assisted her in the painting. We found a really beautiful location near Agua Caliente, California. We climbed a small mountain so that we could be above or at eye level as they flew by. The temperature was in the 90's and the mountain was slippery.

Marty Wolin
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During this shoot with the 4th Battalion, 6th Calvary, an AH-4 Apache Attack helicopter hovered in front of us and I was able to get a really dynamic shot with a really beautiful desert background. Taken at Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California. Fortunately, I was able to drive a sandy dirt road to the location and climb a very slippery, but short hill, because the hike in 106° weather would have been quite difficult.

Marty Wolin
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Sometimes it's nice to have a helping hand on the ground. Ground crews help coil the line while this astar lands for more fuel during a sling job.

William Barrilleaux
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Jayhawk dispatched from Sitka departing Skagway. These guys will come get you when no one else will.

William Barrilleaux
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Astar resting on the Denver glacier near the summer sled dog camp. This camp is fully supported by helicopter. Everything that goes up, must come down at the end of season.

William Barrilleaux
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Best way to know what the weather is doing in Alaska is to see it with your own eyes. Thanks to a series of wireless cameras, we can do this from the comfort of our break room. Pilots Gareth, Kelly, and Alex are assembling 2 of our wx cameras. These are located along some of our common flight routes.

William Barrilleaux
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Departing from the Denver glacier. Also shown are a few of the sled dog camp crew quarters (tents).

William Barrilleaux
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Spend the day looking down, it's good for your posture.

William Barrilleaux
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Some of my favorite shots of the year. Finally at the end of the summer season, we had a few clear nights with high KPI. Very excited to catch the light dancing behind the Astar. These helicopters work hard during the summer, they deserve to rest and enjoy the light show.

William Barrilleaux
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At the end of a long summer season, these astars rest and enjoy the lights above.

William Barrilleaux
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New pilots learning to sling in the left hand drive astar. Instructor pilot in the right seat with dual controls is able to take over if things get a little western. After a few flights, the instructor will be on the ground acting as ground crew for the new sling pilot.

William Barrilleaux
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A Jayhawk dispatched from Sitka on approach into Skagway on a "less than ideal" weather day. When nobody can come get you, these guys will.

William Barrilleaux
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This is a shot of Sitara More, a pilot for TEMSCO Helicopters in Alaska. She stands next to her Astar on the last day of flying for the 2025 summer season. We took a group out to an area we call the "Grand Canyon" in the Chilkat Mountains outside of Skagway, AK.

William Barrilleaux
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Our MD500D waits paitently to fly while one of the Astars is working a sling job in the background.

William Barrilleaux
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A TEMSCO MD500D sits and waits in the grass while an Astar is running sling loads down from the nearby glacier.

William Barrilleaux
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While everyone is looking up, we're looking down.

William Barrilleaux
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An AS350 turning back into the Skagway base after bringing a group of people to their glacier excursion.

William Barrilleaux
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Film photography is a dying art, thankfully it's making a comeback! I don't believe I am very good with film, but it's fun to shoot with. Even though it's B&W, I really enjoyed this shot of a returning Astar back to the waterfront base in Skagway.

William Barrilleaux
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Cal Fires's Firehawk drops water on the Crossing Fire in Aguanga, California. We drove up and down a really rough dirt road trying to get in the right location. We had areas where the road was narrow, so we made sure when we were in those areas, no fire trucks were coming. We got sprayed with retardant on this fire.

Marty Wolin
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This photograph was actually taken at night - 8:18 in early June. I used my Nikon 70mm to 200mm f/2.8, at 200mm, and with a setting of1/200th of a second at f/2.8. I used an ISO of 6400 and with Photoshop's Denoise in Camera Raw, it eliminated all the noise. I was amazed at the quality of the image. The ducks in the photograph really add to the uniqueness and photo illustrative quality. Coulson's Chinook was picking up water at Hesperia Lake Park for the Ranch Fire.

Marty Wolin
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San Diego County Sheriff's Department Copter 11 on a drop.

Ryan Grothe
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San Diego Fire-Rescue Department Copter 2 on a drop during the San Diego County regional wildland training drill that took place from May 6-8 2025. Ryan Grothe 760-223-5847 ryangfirephoto@gmail.com

Ryan Grothe
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San Diego County Sheriff's Department Copter 11 on a drop during the Coaches fire. Copter 11 made numerous drops on this fire.

Ryan Grothe
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GUARD836 (operated by the California National Guard), scooping up water with a bambi bucket, during firefighting operations on the 6,000+ acre Border 2 Fire in San Diego County, California, early 2025.

Alex Lipin
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CalFire Copter 609 working the Madera Fire in Riverside County, California. They made several drops on this fire. The fire was held to 19 acres. There were no reports of injuries or damage.

Ryan Grothe
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...ce Super Puma T-323 des Forces Aériennes Suisse lors d'un exercice à Sankt-Stephan dans le canton de Bern en suisse est particulier et rare pour ce type d'hélicoptères avec un treuil, et le Loadmaster pour scruter et assister les pilotes à son atterrissage

Bessard Joël
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San Diego Fire-Rescue Air Ops Copter 2, lands in the city streets of Rancho Bernardo, CA to pickup their medic/crew chief after battling the Center Fire in January 2025.

Alex Lipin
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San Diego Fire-Rescue Air Ops Copter 2, landing in the city streets of Rancho Bernardo, CA to pickup their medic/crew chief after battling the Center Fire in January 2025.

Alex Lipin
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San Diego County Sheriff Department's Copter 12, leaves Rancho Bernardo, CA after picking up the Gillespie helitack crew during the Center Fire in January 2025.

Alex Lipin
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Coulson Aviation Helitanker 9CU (a CH-47 Chinook), waits on standby for nighttime firefighting missions from the Fallbrook Airpark in Fallbrook, CA in July 2025.

Alex Lipin
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San Diego County Sheriff's Dept. Copter 12, assisting multiple agencies with making water drops onto homes while the ground crews work from below, during the Coches Fire in September 2025.

Alex Lipin
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Copter 127 (operated by San Diego Gas & Electric), departing a dirt field after making water drops along a mountain ridge line, during the Springs Fire in July 2025.

Alex Lipin
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San Diego County Sheriff's Copter 12, departing an open dirt field after picking up the Gillespie helitack crews during the Springs Fire in July 2025.

Alex Lipin
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San Diego Gas & Electric Copter 128, and PJ Helicopters Copter 9PJ, cross paths as they return to the Monte Fire after dipping in the El Capitan reservoir of Lakeside, CA in June 2025.

Alex Lipin
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San Diego County Sheriff Department's Copter 11, departs Pala, CA right after sunset after battling the Henderson Fire that started in the late afternoon hours on a Friday in May 2025.

Alex Lipin
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Notarzt Helicopter, OE-XCC McDonnell Douglas MD-900 Explorer, with Heli-Austria taking off from Innsbruck on its way to a mission. with a nice mountainous background.

Tim Hendriks
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At the Richmond Airshow, the RFS Chinook CH-47 showing the capabilities of this helicopter. Giving the crowd a heart felt wave after the capabilities of this helicopter.

William Hawking
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An AS350 B3 helicopter with Heli-Worx Aviation

Laurissa Wrigley
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cours pompiers au Bambi à Salvan (VS) Switzerland Ecureuil B3 HB-ZUT d'Air-Glaciers le 10.10.2025 avec un magnifique temps et des couleurs d'automne si caractéristique dans cette forêt

Bessard Joël
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dans un cadre grandiose et des couleurs si caractéristiques d'automne à l'occasion d'un cours de pompiers et le Bambi sur la commune de Salvan (VS) Switzerland le 10 octobre pour l'Ecureuil B3 d'Air-Glaciers le HB-ZUT

Bessard Joël
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I took this picture with Savoie Hélicoptère team during a concrete operation in La Clusaz France. The sky was not really nice but the atmosphere was amazing!

Titouan Marel
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I took this picture with Savoie Hélicoptère in La Clusaz France during a concrete operation.

Titouan Marel
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Airbus H145 "I-ANUB" callsign "Eliparma" operated by Avincis during an activity with the "Emilia Romagna Alpine Rescue" at Monte Cusna, Tuscan-Emilian Apennines.

Domenico Marchi
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Airbus H145 "I-ANUB" callsign "Eliparma" operated by Avincis during a landing activity of technicians and nurses of the "Soccorso Alpino Emilia Romagna" at Monte Cusna, Tuscan-Emilian Apennines.

Domenico Marchi
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Airbus H145 "I-ANUB" callsign "Eliparma" operated by Avincis during an activity with the "Emilia Romagna Alpine Rescue" at Monte Cusna, Tuscan-Emilian Apennines.

Domenico Marchi
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Leonardo AW139 "Coast Guard" callsign "Nemo" engaged in demonstration activities with a patrol boat inside Lake Garda, in front of the castle of Sirmione del Garda.

Domenico Marchi
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Airbus Helicopter H145-D3 "I-ANUB" callsign "Eliparma" for the rescue service operated by Avincis, during an activity with the Emilia Romagna Alpine Rescue on the "Monte Cusna" ridge of the Reggio Emilia Apennines.

Domenico Marchi
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Leonardo AW139 "Coast Guard" callsign "Nemo" engaged in demonstration activities, as the air rescuer launches to recover a shipwreck victim in Lake Garda, in front of the castle of Sirmione del Garda.

Domenico Marchi
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An AS350 B2 helicopter with Heli-worx Aviation

Laurissa Wrigley
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Airbus H125 "I-TEAS" named "Gheppio" owned by "TERNA", "Rete Elettrica Nazionale S.p.A" during take-off from Sassuolo airport (Modena) for inspection of national power lines.

Domenico Marchi
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An AS350 B3 helicopter with Heli-worx Aviation doing airborne geophysical surveys in Saskatchewan

Laurissa Wrigley
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San Diego Gas and Electric's Blackhawk helicopter drops water on the Henderson Fire in Pala, California. It was quite difficult to get to this mountain location where we were above, or at eye level, as various aircraft dropped. We had to go on private land and fortunately the owner gave us permission, and actually drove us to a better location in an all-terrain vehicle. Being able to photograph these highly skilled and brave pilots is such an honor and privilege.

Marty Wolin
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I got an amazing opportunity to photograph Army AH-4 Apache Attack helicopters from the 4th Battalion, 6th Cavalry flying through a desert canyon in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park near the town of Borrego Springs, California. Fortunately, I was able to drive a sandy dirt road to the location and climb a very slippery, but short hill, because the hike in 106° weather would have been quite difficult.

Marty Wolin
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