N926AU

Aircraft:
Lockheed P-3B Orion
Reg: N926AU photos
Serial #:
185-5171
Airline: Aero Union
Photo Date: Apr 27, 2004
Uploaded: Jun 20, 2007
Chico Municipal Airport - KCIC, USA - California

Notes:

Impressive line up of three of Aero Union's firefighting Orions, in the operator's smart livery. Sadly, the aircraft closest to the camera, N926AU, crashed a year after I took this photo, killing the three crew.

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by Michael Blank
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Aircraft

Helping fight the recent "Andrew" fire south of Reno

mike evans N926AU

1,723 0 0 Lockheed P-3B Orion

mike evans N926AU

1,908 0 0 Lockheed P-3B Orion

mike evans N926AU

1,941 0 0 Lockheed P-3B Orion

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N923AU - Lockheed P-3A Orion - Airstrike Firefighters

Tanker 23 begins an immediate left turnout shortly after departing the Chico Municipal Airport

Dylan Phelps N923AU

4,327 45 0 Lockheed P-3A Orion

N708Z - Douglas C-54G Skymaster - Aero Union

Scan from a k-64 slide

Guido Allieri N708Z

1,461 6 0 Douglas C-54G Skymaster

N4994H - Douglas C-54D Skymaster - Aero Union

Scan from a k-64 slide

Guido Allieri N4994H

763 4 0 Douglas C-54D Skymaster

Photographer

F-BAJB - Amiot AAC.1 Toucan - Air France

From my collection-not taken by me, but given to me some years ago by a former work colleague, whose uncle took the photo not long after the war, whilst serving in the RAF "somewhere in southern France

Michael Blank F-BAJB

12,088 9 1 Amiot AAC.1 Toucan

WL679 - Vickers Varsity T.1 - United Kingdom - Royal Air Force (RAF)

Very well kept and in a very attractive RAE livery

Michael Blank WL679

5,344 1 0 Vickers Varsity T.1

G-AZLR - Vickers Viscount 813 - British Midland

Taken during a NORWAG planespotting tour of the Midlands more than thirty-six years ago!

Michael Blank G-AZLR

7,282 1 0 Vickers Viscount 813

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Photo Date

Apr 27, 2004

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Jun 20, 2007

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Notes

Impressive line up of three of Aero Union's firefighting Orions, in the operator's smart livery. Sadly, the aircraft closest to the camera, N926AU, crashed a year after I took this photo, killing the three crew.