Blasting out of Avalon to work on another fire is Coulson's C-130Q N130FF.

Ready to take the active on a fire dispatch. Ex-TACAMO EC-130Q 161495

I took this photo not knowing that a year later on 23 January 2020 three great men I'd met would perish in the crash of this aircraft (by then N134CG), fighting horrendous fires after the aircraft impacted terrain and burst into flames near Cooma, north-east of the Snowy Mountains in Australia. This is a tribute to those men who gave all for the good of another country. We thank them for their service.

Coulson's C-130Q N130FF is making a drop with a new retardant. Lets's just say I'm glad I knew the pilots as they dropped exactly where it was needed and then gave me my own private airshow to capture images like this. Note the EMV logos on the nose.

Loading up the Herc for a test drop. Small EMV logo on the nose.

N130FF was the contracted C-130H LAT in Victoria for several years.

N131CG is NSW Rural Fire Service's LAT contracted LAT this fire season 2021/22.

Waterbombing demo late in the evening during AIA 2017.

On a three-engine ferry flight from California to home base at nearby Port Alberni, where there is no Customs, so had to clear here by phone while parked on the taxiway. NSW Rural Fire Service logo on tail and nose.