Airborne Fire Fighting In Cyprus

RA-31579 (KA-32 Kamov) | RA-31598 (KA-32 Kamov) | ZJ705 (Bell Griffin HAR2) | 5B-CKQ (Ayres S2R-550 Thrush Commander)

Choulou & Lemona Villages, Paphos District, Cyprus, 24th August 2009

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5B-CKQ Surveying The Fires

ZJ705 Flies Through The Heat & Smoke

RA-31579 Sets Off To Collect More Water

ZJ705 Continues To Work Hard Despite The Impending Sundown

Both Kamovs Head Off To Fill Up At A Nearby Dam

ZJ705 Is Based At RAF Akrotiri, Between Limassol & Paphos

RA-31598 Passes By Having Dropped Its Water

ZJ705 And Its Crew Drop Their Load Over The Fires

RA-31598 Sprays The Land Below

A More Traditional Fire Appliance In The Foreground; Scorched, Burnt & Smokey Land In The Background

Sunset, But Not Without Charred Land & Small Fires Still Burning

UK Emergency Aviation > Airborne Fire Fighting In Cyprus (Choulou & Lemona Fire 24/08/09)

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