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Helicopter Photos - NSW Fires December 2001/January 2002

[Blue Mountains]

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Ericcson Skycranes - NSW Fires December 2001/January 2002

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Ericcson Skycranes - Bankstown Airport Display, 16 March 2002

[Elvis]

[Georgia Peach]

[Incredible Hulk]

[Various]

This section is dedicated to helicopters that are used in Emergency Services. The uses for helicopters are wide and varied but include:

• Crime detection/law enforcement
• Fire fighting
• Search & Rescue
• Medical Evacuations (Medivac)
• Rapid transport of people and supplies

The majority of these helicopters were captured during firefighting efforts in the Sydney (NSW) area of Australia during December 2001 and January 2002. However, there are also photos of helicopters taken outside this period. I have not being taking photos of helicopters for very long. Helicopter photography could be argued as the most difficult type of Emergency Vehicle photography due to the type of operations and also the nature of helicopter operations. Needless to say, a zoom lens is handy for this type of work.

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NRMA Careflight Bell 412 (VH-CFT) at Careflight's Westmead Base, January 2002

Page last updated 16 March 2002

For more info on the Triple 0 Emergency Service in Australia, click on the graphic above - info thanks to the NSWFB.

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