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Night time at Tangalooma Aero

Chris Bashall
7

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Tangalooma Aero office views

Chris Bashall
6

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Airway to heaven

Chris Bashall
7

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Tangalooma Aero’s MJO taking a rest

Chris Bashall
6

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Another famous Tangalooma Sunset with Tangalooma Aero

Chris Bashall
6

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Tangalooma Aero Sunset

Chris Bashall
9

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Airway to heaven

Chris Bashall
6

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Tangalooma Aero’s MJO resting for the night.

Chris Bashall
6

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Another famous Tangalooma sunset

Chris Bashall
7

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Sunset over Tangalooma Aero

Chris Bashall
6

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Night time over Tangalooma Aero

Chris Bashall
6

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Looking at the belly of this ASTAR while it's conducting sling load operations in southeast Alaska.

William Barrilleaux
9

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More early season training adventures. Getting familiar with the belly bucket and some of the most scenic mountains in the background.

William Barrilleaux
10

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Getting aquatinted with the 150' line in preparation for an initial OAS card.

William Barrilleaux
10

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A group of locals celebrating another successful summer season in southeast Alaska. We found this spot in the mountains near Skagway and brought these folks up for the afternoon.

William Barrilleaux
11

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"Hey is this thing on?" A fellow pilot checking my camera to see if it's working while I run up this MD500D.

William Barrilleaux
9

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A beautiful and simple shot of an AS350B2 conducting sling load operations in southeast Alaska

William Barrilleaux
7

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Empty E-hook coming back to the hands under a 200' line on the AS350B2

William Barrilleaux
9

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On one side of the base, ASTARs are loading up to head to a nearby glacier. On the other side of base, an ASTAR arrives with a sling load as part of the end of season teardown of the glacier dog camp.

William Barrilleaux
9

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A group of hikers in southeast Alaska are staged and ready for this MD500D to bring them home after camping on the mountain side.

William Barrilleaux
11

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Getting aquatinted with the 150' line to get these guys ready for their OAS card ride.

William Barrilleaux
8

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Helicopter Express's S-64F, "Goliath", fighting the Hilary Fire on September 1, 2026 in Palmdale, California. Close access to the California Aqueduct helped ensure a reliable and convenient water source and favorable wind conditions helped air and ground forces keep the fire from spreading.

Andrew Lewis
13

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Helicopter Express's S-64F, "Goliath", fighting the Hilary Fire on September 1, 2026 in Palmdale, California. Close access to the California Aqueduct helped ensure a reliable and convenient water source and favorable wind conditions helped air and ground forces keep the fire from spreading.

Andrew Lewis
12

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Sea Lion German Navy EDHK

Norbert Bechholz
17

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Driving out of the Volcano Fire in Murrietta, California, various aircraft started dropping in a hilly area on the edges of the fire. The backlit image of Cal Fire's Firehawk dropping water with the rising smoke, produced a really dramatic photograph. I always try to find different perspectives, if I have the opportunity, when photographing fires. There is more opportunity for different angles at larger fires. Using the app "Watch Duty" is invaluable in helping me get to the location where aircraft are dropping.

Marty Wolin
33

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This is a real rescue at the Panorama Fire off of the mountain Highway 243 above Banning, California which was caused by a young woman going over the side in her vehicle and it catching on fire. This is a story of a true hero. People on the road above heard the young women screaming for help and a man climbed down the steep embankment about 200 feet down. The fire was burning all around them and he only had seconds to get her to a safe place. She was going in and out of consciousness and so he decided to carry her on his back. He couldn't climb back up the steep embankment, so he hiked down the hill away from the flames. As you can see from this picture, she was airlifted out and taken to a hospital. She sustained multiple injuries, some requiring surgery.

Marty Wolin
34

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Orange County Fire Authority's Firehawk drops on the Springs Fire in Lake Perris, California. The late afternoon light was very soft and perfectly illuminated the Firehawk and falling water against a beautiful blue sky. The misting of the water at the bottom of photograph looks like its cascading like a waterfall.

Marty Wolin
30

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The light and background were so nice, so I decided to do a wider-angle photograph of Cal Fire's Firehawk getting ready to pick up water in Lake Perris, California for the Spring Fire. I climbed up a small hill so I could be at eye level with the helicopters.

Marty Wolin
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The kids on the far left in the picture took advantage of the 100º heat by getting soaked from the spay of PJ's UH-60A picking water for the Volcano Fire. This reservoir was near Cole Canyon in Murrieta, California. The warm late afternoon light added to the dynamics of this image.

Marty Wolin
30

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The Volcano Fire in Murrieta, California was burning in a beautiful community with some houses on hills surrounded by a valley. I got permission to go in the backyard of a home overlooking the valley, which give me a great vantage point to photograph Cal Fire's Firehawk dropping water on an adjacent hill. The owners of the home I was photographing from were so nice and even asked if I needed anything to drink.

Marty Wolin
30

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Driving out of the Volcano Fire in Murrietta, California, various aircraft started dropping in a hilly area on the outskirts of the fire. The backlit image of Cal Fire's Firehawk dropping water with the rising smoke, produced a really interesting photograph. Backlit pictures can really add dimension to falling water and rising smoke

Marty Wolin
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Cal Fire’s Firehawk drops on the Springs Fire in Lake Perris, California. The late afternoon light was very soft and perfectly illuminated the Firehawk and falling water against a beautiful blue sky. I shot this photograph at a wider angle to include the smoke and burning landscape. I went on a short dirt road to get next to the fire and where the helicopters were dropping. I found the correct position using the Watch Duty app.

Marty Wolin
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Orange County Fire Authority's Firehawk drops on the Springs Fire in Lake Perris, California. The late afternoon light was very soft and perfectly illuminated the Firehawk and falling water against a beautiful blue sky. I shot this photograph at a wider angle to include the smoke and burning landscape. The area we had to drive around to get aircraft dropping was pretty wide and the app "Watch Duty" was used to get us to the right location. To get to the best position for photographing, we had to drive on a dirt road making sure we were not in the way of the fire trucks. One of the most important things about photographing fires is situational awareness.

Marty Wolin
38

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It is difficult for my camera to focus when an aircraft is behind a smoke-filled sky, so I prefocused the camera, turn off my auto focus, and waited for the right composition. The smoke-filled sky and fire burning below made for a really dramatic photograph of Cal Fire's Firehawk dropping water. Taken at Lake Perris, California during the Springs Fire. The area we had to drive around to get aircraft dropping was pretty wide and the app "Watch Duty" was used to get us to the right location. To get to the best position for photographing, we had to drive on a dirt road making sure we were not in the way of the fire trucks. One of the most important things about photographing fires is situational awareness.

Marty Wolin
34

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The Green Fire started off of CA-38 in a valley between two large mountains in the San Bernardino National Forest and it was moving up the back side of the mountains. Cal Fire’s Firehawk dropped high on the top of the mountain to prevent the fire from cresting over. I loved the soft pastel colors and how the falling water interacted with the smoke-filled sky, which was reminiscent of a painting. I quickly turned my camera to get a vertical photograph for a more unique composition.

Marty Wolin
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I hiked up a short mountain so I could look into the valley where the Vista Fire was burning near Lake Elsinore, California. The view of the rugged terrain below, with the fire burning, was spectacular. The light coming from behind really illuminated the falling water by Cal Fire’s Firehawk. If you look carefully at the bottom middle of the water, you can see the silhouette of a flying bird. Also, I love it when I get the red lights on the helicopter. Photographing fires in mountainous terrain can be extremely challenging to get to and hard on your vehicle. I've gotten so many nails in my tires, some which were unable to be repaired.

Marty Wolin
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Cal Fire's Firehawk picks up water at a reservoir near Murrieta, California to drop on the Volcano Fire. We parked at the end of a dirt road and then hiked a small mountain to shoot down at the Firehawk. The sun had just dropped below a small mountain and I liked the soft light illuminating the helicopter.

Marty Wolin
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Sea Lynx German Navy Hanse Sail 2026

Norbert Bechholz
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Hanse Sail 2026 Sea Lynx German Navy

Norbert Bechholz
35

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Hamburg 837th Port Anniversary

Norbert Bechholz
41

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A Vernayaz dans le canton du Valais en Suisse, départ du Bell205A-1++ d'HeliTV HB-XSB après sa matinée de transports de rails, balast sur la ligne du Mont-Blanc-Express. Ce magnifique hélicoptère est de 1975 et fort utile pour des levages dans des endroits difficiles. photos prise le 16 octobre 2026 avec mon Nikon Z8 et 70-200 mm f2.8

Bessard Joël
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Samedi 3 octobre 2026 à l'occasion des Air and Space Days au Musée Suisse des transports de Lucerne (CH) une présentation éblouissante du Super Puma Display Team des Forces aériennes Suisse.https://www.vtg.admin.ch/de/super-puma-display-team ma photo prise avec un Nikon Z8 et objectif 70-200 mm f2.8

Bessard Joël
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NH90 dutch air force in rotterdam

Florian Scholz
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A Carabinieri (military police) UH-149D helicopter during the "golden hour" along the Livorno coast, monitoring road and marine traffic amidst the area's distinctive rocky coastline.

Salvatore Roccella
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Early morning sunrise over a hardworking Bell 212. The work never stops with one of these hard to replace helicopters. Northern Canada.

Colin Hewitt
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Arrived to the base early to do some pre work and watched this early morning sunrise. Bell 212 Patiently waiting for the next mission. Northern Canada.

Colin Hewitt
51

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Astar landing to clear airspace for air attack. Helicopter was used as a reconnaissance machine to assess fire behaviour before tankers arrived. Northern Canada.

Colin Hewitt
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Astar waiting for approval from air attack officer. CL-415 dropping water ahead of dozers as they push guard around out of control fire. Northern Canada.

Colin Hewitt
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Assessing out of control wildfire. Black columns of smoke indicating increasing wildfire behaviour. Views from an Astar in northern Manitoba, Canada.

Colin Hewitt
49

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A South African Air Force Denel AH-2 Rooivalk sits in the late-afternoon light at AFB Waterkloof following its final flying display at Africa Aerospace and Defence 2026. With the canopy still open and the aircraft illuminated by the setting sun, the image captures a quiet moment immediately after the noise and intensity of the display.

Timothy Homan
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Hoist excercise on Gotland with the Swedish SAR helikopter, AW139

Andreas Abramsson
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Swedish maritime administration SAR AW139 outside the hangar at the Stockholm base for Baltic sea.

Andreas Abramsson
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Hoist operator preparing for hoisting of rescueswimmer in the Baltic sea. A standard exercise that we do every day with many different scenarios, moving ship, life raft, cliffs, PIW etc…

Andreas Abramsson
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Taken during hoist exercise on the island Gotland.

Andreas Abramsson
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North Idaho

Derek Butler
51

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Rotak, North Idaho

Derek Butler
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Between the storm and the fire, Rotak

Derek Butler
50

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Rotak North Idaho

Derek Butler
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Assessing out of control fire near a large city. Coming around the south east side of the fire we saw this flank go into intensity class 6 and go for a good run, 150-200ft flames. Northern Manitoba, Canada.

Colin Hewitt
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A South African Airforce Rooivalk military attack helicopter of 16 Squadron flying through the air, silhouetted against a dramatic, cloudy sky. The combination of the dark aircraft, glowing clouds and blurred rotor blades captures the power and atmosphere of the Rooivalk in flight during the Africa Aerospace and Defence 2026 exhibtion at AFB Waterkloof, South Africa.

Susan Nel
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