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Tanker 23 begins an immediate left turnout shortly after departing the Chico Municipal Airport. This ex-Aero Union P-3 was one of many aerial firefighting assets utilized by the State of California throughout in the 2020 California wildfire season, the worst in recorded history to date.

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N923AU - Lockheed P-3A Orion - Airstrike Firefighters

Though still wearing the full basic livery of Aero Union, a defunct California-based Aerial Tanker company which had a large fleet of P-3s, this aircraft continues life with a new operator; Air Strike Fighters

Chasen Richardson N923AU
1,949 2 0 Lockheed P-3A Orion
N923AU - Lockheed P-3A Orion - Airstrike Firefighters

Back from fighting another NorCal fire

Hongming Zheng N923AU
2,166 19 0 Lockheed P-3A Orion
N923AU - Lockheed P-3A Orion - Airstrike Firefighters

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Huy Do N923AU
1,883 1 0 Lockheed P-3A 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
3,342 45 0 Lockheed P-3A Orion
N708Z - Douglas C-54G Skymaster - Aero Union

Scan from a k-64 slide

Guido Allieri N708Z
871 5 0 Douglas C-54G Skymaster
N4994H - Douglas C-54D Skymaster - Aero Union

Scan from a k-64 slide

Guido Allieri N4994H
502 4 0 Douglas C-54D Skymaster

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N645AX - Dassault Mirage F1CR - Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC)

ATAC91 rolls out on runway 34R after a short-lived test flight where the gear wouldn't fully retract

Dylan Phelps N645AX
1,772 9 0 Dassault Mirage F1CR
N604FR - Airbus A321-271NX - Frontier Airlines

Dylan Phelps N604FR
1,571 9 0 Airbus A321-271NX
N8524Z - Boeing 737-8H4 - Southwest Airlines

SWA2085 to STL encountering some serious gusts on the climb

Dylan Phelps N8524Z
3,461 49 0 Boeing 737-8H4

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N923AU

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Sep 01, 2020

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Notes

Tanker 23 begins an immediate left turnout shortly after departing the Chico Municipal Airport. This ex-Aero Union P-3 was one of many aerial firefighting assets utilized by the State of California throughout in the 2020 California wildfire season, the worst in recorded history to date.

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Nikon D750 | NIKKOR 200-500mm f/5.6E ED VR Show Exif data
N923AU - Lockheed P-3A Orion - Airstrike Firefighters

Though still wearing the full basic livery of Aero Union, a defunct California-based Aerial Tanker company which had a large fleet of P-3s, this aircraft continues life with a new operator; Air Strike Fighters

Chasen Richardson N923AU
1,949 2 0 Lockheed P-3A Orion
N923AU - Lockheed P-3A Orion - Airstrike Firefighters

Back from fighting another NorCal fire

Hongming Zheng N923AU
2,166 19 0 Lockheed P-3A Orion
N923AU - Lockheed P-3A Orion - Airstrike Firefighters

[1200px]

Huy Do N923AU
1,883 1 0 Lockheed P-3A Orion
N923AU - Lockheed P-3A Orion - Airstrike Firefighters

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

Dylan Phelps N923AU
3,342 45 0 Lockheed P-3A Orion
N708Z - Douglas C-54G Skymaster - Aero Union

Scan from a k-64 slide

Guido Allieri N708Z
871 5 0 Douglas C-54G Skymaster
N4994H - Douglas C-54D Skymaster - Aero Union

Scan from a k-64 slide

Guido Allieri N4994H
502 4 0 Douglas C-54D Skymaster
N645AX - Dassault Mirage F1CR - Airborne Tactical Advantage Company (ATAC)

ATAC91 rolls out on runway 34R after a short-lived test flight where the gear wouldn't fully retract

Dylan Phelps N645AX
1,772 9 0 Dassault Mirage F1CR
N604FR - Airbus A321-271NX - Frontier Airlines

Dylan Phelps N604FR
1,571 9 0 Airbus A321-271NX
N8524Z - Boeing 737-8H4 - Southwest Airlines

SWA2085 to STL encountering some serious gusts on the climb

Dylan Phelps N8524Z
3,461 49 0 Boeing 737-8H4
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