TANKER 00

Rick Luebke Photo ©

(Aero Union) Lockheed P-3 Orion 3000 gallons, based in California. Aero Union is now Airstrike.

TANKER 02

John Baker Photo ©

(N474NA) British Aerospace BAE 146-200A (E2084).

Rick Luebke Photo ©

Steve Nelson Photo ©

John Baker Photo ©

Rick Luebke Photo ©

TANKER 06

John Baker Photo ©

(N9855F) 1953 Lockheed P2V-5F Neptune (131445).

TANKER 07

Rick Luebke Photo ©

(N807NA) 1954 Lockheed P2V-5 Neptune (131424).

Rick Luebke Photo ©

Steve Nelson Photo ©

TANKER 10

John Baker Photo ©

(N472NA) 1989 British Aerospace (E2138) Neptune.

John Baker Photo ©

TANKER 12

Rick Luebke Photo ©

British Aerospace BAE 146-200.

Rick Luebke Photo ©

TANKER 17

Rick Luebke Photo ©

(Aero Union) 1963 Lockheed P-3A Orion (150510) 3000 gallons. Aero Union is now Airstrike.

TANKER 21

Rick Luebke Photo ©

(Aero Union) Lockheed P-3 Orion 3000 gallons. Aero Union is now Airstrike.

Rick Luebke Photo ©

TANKER 22

Steve Nelson Photo ©

(N922UA) (Aerostrike) Lockheed P-3 Orion 3000 gallons, former Navy Sub Chaser.

Rick Luebke Photo ©

TANKER 23

Ian Zahn Photo / Loveland Fire Rescue Authority

(Aerostrike) Lockheed P-3 Orion 3000 gallons, based in California. Formally Aero Union. More photos of Air Tanker 23 can be found here: Air Tanker 23 Demonstration.

Ian Zahn Photo / Loveland Fire Rescue Authority

TANKER 25

Rick Luebke Photo ©

(Aero Union) Lockheed P-3 Orion 3000 gallons, based in California. Aero Union is now Airstrike.

TANKER 40

Photo courtesy Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control

Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control (DFPC) currently operates 2 AT-802F models and 1 Pratt & Whitney PT6A-67F engine with an added performance component that affords them to carry 800 gallons of retardant, water or suppressants with full performance capability up to 8,000 feet mean sea level and 33 degrees Celsius.

Photo courtesy Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control

TANKER 41

John Baker Photo ©

(N471NA) British Aerospace BAE 146-200 (E2136).

TANKER 42

John Baker Photo ©

(C-GYXC) Conair CV-580 (507).

Rick Luebke Photo ©

TANKER 45

John Baker Photo ©

(C-FEKF) Conair CV-580 (80).

TANKER 48

Rick Luebke Photo ©

(N4692A) Lockheed SP-2H Neptune (7247), based Fresno Yosemite International Airport, California, and operated by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Forestry Service.

Steve Nelson Photo ©

Rick Luebke Photo ©

TANKER 101

Steve Nelson Photo ©

(N291EA) 1991 McDonnell Douglas DC-9-87 (53039) Erickson Aero Tanker.

Rick Luebke Photo ©

TANKER 131

Steve Nelson Photo ©

(N130FF) 1980 Lockheed EC-130Q Hercules (161495) 3500 gallons.

Steve Nelson Photo ©

Rick Luebke Photo ©

TANKER 163

Photo courtesy South Metro Fire Rescue

TANKER 168

Photo Courtesy of Grace Dudas

(N416AC) 1999 British Aerospace (AVRO 146-RJ85A) AeroFlite.

John Baker Photo ©

Photo Courtesy of Grace Dudas

John Baker Photo ©

TANKER 182

Charles Broshous Photo ©

(N91092) 1993 Air Tractor AT-802A Single Engine (802A-0005).

Charles Broshous Photo ©

TANKER 261

Steve Nelson Photo ©

(N392AC) 2014 Bombardier CL-215-6B11 / CL-415 (2092) AeroFlite.

TANKER 262

Steve Nelson Photo ©

(N386AC) 2015 Bombardier CL-215-6B11 / CL-415 (2093) AeroFlite.

Steve Nelson Photo ©

TANKER 475

John Baker Photo ©

(C-GSKQ) Saskatchewan Convair CV-580 (217).

TANKER 830

John Baker Photo ©

(N802SG) 2002 Air Tractor AT-802A Single Engine (802A-0135), shown here at the Jeffco Airtanker base.

TANKER 831

John Baker Photo ©

(N166LA) 2004 Air Tractor AT-802A Single Engine (802A-0166). Operated by the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control

Photo courtesy Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control

Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control (DFPC) has awarded a new contract for two high performance Air Tractor, Single Engine Air Tanker (SEAT) aircraft for a term of five years. The SEATs are owned and operated by Co-Fire Aviation based out of Fort Morgan Colorado and are contracted with the state for 150 days each, per year. There will be one located in Fort Collins and one in Rifle as primary home base locations but the aircraft can be moved anywhere in the state for pre-positioning or for initial attack on any fire where they are needed.

TANKER 847

James Gillum Photo ©

TANKER 862

Ian Zahn Photo ©

(N804NZ) 2017 AT802A (802A-0683). (Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control)

Ian Zahn Photo ©

TANKER 863

Ian Zahn Photo ©

(N806NZ) 2018 AT802A (802A-0735). (Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control)

Ian Zahn Photo ©

TANKER 864

Ian Zahn Photo ©

(N806NZ) 2018 AT802A (802A-0735). (Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control)

Hunter Evans Photo ©

TANKER 871

John Baker Photo ©

(N802GB) 2007 Air Tractor AT-802A Single Engine (802A-0257).

TANKER 878

Rick Luebke Photo ©

(N4274S) 2007 Air Tractor AT-802A Single Engine (802A-0277).

Steve Nelson Photo ©

TANKER 888

TANKER 911

(N17085) McDonnell Douglas DC10 10 Tanker Air Carrier (Tank 1: 2,700 gallons, Tank 2: 4,000 gallons, Tank 3: 2,700 gallons).

TANKER 912

(N522AX) McDonnell Douglas DC10 10 Tanker Air Carrier (Tank 1: 2,700 gallons, Tank 2: 4,000 gallons, Tank 3: 2,700 gallons).

MAFFS 2

(7318 302 AW / 47318) MAFFS 2 (Modular Airborne FireFighting System) C-130 3000 gallon tank (Peterson Air Force Base).

MAFFS 2

(7319 302 AW / 47319) MAFFS 2 (Modular Airborne FireFighting System) C-130 3000 gallon tank (Peterson Air Force Base).

MAFFS 3

(1537 / 21537) MAFFS 3 (Modular Airborne FireFighting System) C-130 3000 gallon tank (Wyoming Air National Guard).

MAFFS 5

(7321 302 AW / 47321) MAFFS 5 (Modular Airborne FireFighting System) C-130 3000 gallon tank, based at Colorado Springs.

Historical Photos

TANKER 10

(N4235N) Neptune

TANKER 12

(N96264) Lockheed P2V-5F Neptune (128346).

TANKER 44

(N1386C) 1954 Lockheed P2V-5 Neptune.

Shown here in 2010 at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport after experiencing a hydraulic failure upon landing, with no brakes the aircraft went off the runway. For full story and photos click here: Air Tanker 44 Accident.

TANKER 45

(N445NA) Lockheed SP-2H Neptune (726-7102).