Helitak water bombers

Описание: Helitak or water bombers refuelling during the Parkerville / Stoneville fires that happened in Perth burning down 55 homes in January 2014

See Western Australia Bushfire Relief to donate
https://www.salvationarmy.org.au/en/D...

The helicopters are

HELITAK 677 / C-FXNI Bell 214B1 - Based at Busselton

VH-XRG / FIREBIRD 625 Eurocopter Bo-105LS-A3 (MSN 2037) of Heliwest
Jandakot-based (Air Intel) -- Fitted with Wescam MX-15i high definition FLIR turret, laser mapper and microwave transmitter. Used as an aerial command and control helicopter to coordinate firefighting operations.

N243AC / 741
Sikorsky S-64E Skycrane (cn 64-022)
Erickson Air-Crane, named "Marty"
It can release up to 9,500 litres of water or fire retardant in a single drop.
The helicopter was built in 1967 as a Sikorsky CH-54A Tarhe (civil designation S-64A) for the US Army and allocated military serial 67-18420. It was delivered to the US Army in August 1967, serving with the following units:
273 Aviation Company
273 Assault Support Helicopter Company "Superhooks"
478 Heavy Helicopter Company "Hurricanes"
62 Aviation Company
85 Division Training
NASA, Langley Field (Loaned in 1973)
478 Aviation Company (Heavy Helicopter)
Pennsylvania National Guard
stored at the Aircraft Maintenance and Regeneration Centre (AMARC), at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Arizona
On 8 April 1994 it was sold to Lenair Corp, and registered N22696 on 27 June 1994.
On 23 January 1997, it was re-registered as N544CH to Columbia Helicopters International.
On 2 December 2002 it was sold to Erickson Air-Crane Inc. and reregistered as N243AC on 10 January 2003.