My Cal Fire Turbo Tracker Photos

Turbo Trackers 75 and 80 at Hemet-Ryan Airport on May 14, 2009.

Below are photos taken of Tanker 80 at Hemet-Ryan.  These would be typical of all of the Cal Fire Turbo Trackers.

Stepping up into the aircraft.  There is a cutout in the 1200 gallon fire retardant tank at the bottom of the photo to allow access through the normal S2F passenger door.

Flight deck of a Marsh S-2T Turbo Tracker. 

The hydraulic tubing and wiring at the rear of the forward passenger area.  The entire aircraft was re-plumbed and rewired as it was converted into an S-2T.

The 1200 gallon retardant tank can be loaded three minutes for quick turnarounds.

Below are the Cal Fire Turbo Tracker photos in order by Navy Bureau Number. 

149265:  Tanker 78 - Cal Fire Maintenance Depot, McClellan Airport, Sacramento, CA  May 19, 2009

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149268:  Tanker 71 - Ramona, CA  May 20, 2009

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149848:  Tanker 73 - Cal Fire Maintenance Depot, McClellan Airport, Sacramento, CA  May 19, 2009

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149854:  Tanker 74 - Cal Fire Maintenance Depot, McClellan Airport, Sacramento, CA  May 19, 2009

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149855:  Tanker 86 - Cal Fire Maintenance Depot, McClellan Airport, Sacramento, CA  May 14, 2010

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149862:  Tanker 91- Porterville, CA  May 19, 2009

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151640:  Tanker 85 - Cal Fire Maintenance Depot, McClellan Airport, Sacramento, CA  May 19, 2009

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151654:  Tanker 75 - Hemet-Ryan Air Attack Base, Hemet, CA  May 14, 2009

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152337:  Tanker 76 - Cal Fire Maintenance Depot, McClellan Airport, Sacramento, CA  May 19, 2009

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152341:  Tanker 93 - Cal Fire Maintenance Depot, McClellan Airport, Sacramento, CA  May 14, 2010

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152345:  Tanker 80 - Hemet-Ryan Air Attack Base, Hemet, CA  May 14, 2009

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152347:  Tanker 95 - Cal Fire Maintenance Depot, McClellan Airport, Sacramento, CA  May 19, 2009

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152808:  Tanker 100 - Cal Fire Maintenance Depot, McClellan Airport, Sacramento, CA  May 19, 2009  

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152817:  Tanker 82 - Cal Fire Maintenance Depot, McClellan Airport, Sacramento, CA  May 14, 2010  

152820:  Tanker 83 - Cal Fire Maintenance Depot, McClellan Airport, Sacramento, CA  May 19, 2009  

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152824:  Tanker 88 - Cal Fire Maintenance Depot, McClellan Airport, Sacramento, CA  May 19, 2009  

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152825:  Tanker 89 - Cal Fire Maintenance Depot, McClellan Airport, Sacramento, CA  May 19, 2009  

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152826:  Tanker 94 - Cal Fire Maintenance Depot, McClellan Airport, Sacramento, CA  May 19, 2009

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152838:  Tanker 81 - Fresno, CA  May 18, 2009  This Aircraft was destroyed in a fatal accident on October 7, 2014 fighting the Flat Rock Fire in the Yosemite National Park.

This is a Hollister based S-2T that was photographed at Fresno Air Attack Base.  Several of the Turbo Trackers were at the wrong bases in May as the fire season started early, and the aircraft that were inspected and ready were put into service, regardless of where the home base assignment was.
 

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153570:  Tanker 70 - Ramona, CA  May 20, 2009

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153579:  Tanker 90 - Porterville, CA   May 19, 2009

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153753:  Tanker 72 - Cal Fire Maintenance Depot, McClellan Airport, Sacramento, CA  May 19, 2009

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Tankers 75 and 80 as photographed from the Hemet-Ryan tower.

Tankers 70 and 71as photographed from the Ramona Viewing area.