- Air Force: USA - United States Forest Service
- Aircraft: Bell UH-1H Iroquois (205)
- Registration: N346WN / 6 (cn 12318) Aircraft Info
- Views: 834
- Location: Ellensburg - Bowers Field (ELN / KELN) , USA - Washington June 29, 2017
The second DNR Huey at Bowers Field staged for Initial Attack should any wildfires break out in Central Washington. Ex USMC machine.
- Air Force: USA - United States Forest Service
- Aircraft: Bell UH-1H Iroquois (205)
- Registration: N340WN / O (cn 5125) Aircraft Info
- Views: 1297
- Location: Ellensburg - Bowers Field (ELN / KELN) , USA - Washington June 29, 2017
One of two Department of Natural Resources Hueys on alert at Bowers Field for initial attack of wildfires in Central Washington. Ex-USMC machine.
- Air Force: USA - Army
- Aircraft: Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk (S-70A)
- Registration: 86-24547 (cn 70-1062)
- Views: 1113
- Location: Ellensburg - Bowers Field (ELN / KELN) , USA - Washington June 29, 2015
Charlie Company, 1-140th "Cougars" Washington Army National Guard.
- Views: 1394
- Location: Ellensburg - Bowers Field (ELN / KELN) , USA - Washington June 29, 2015
Charlie Company 1-140th "Cougars" aircraft sits out in the "golden hour" waiting to assist with initial attack should any fires break out in Central Washington.
- Air Force: USA - Air Force
- Aircraft: Dornier C-146A Wolfhound
- Registration: 97-3091 (cn 3091)
- Views: 1269
- Location: Ellensburg - Bowers Field (ELN / KELN) , USA - Washington April 16, 2015
A very unusual (but welcome!) visitor to Bowers Field. This Wolfhound, based at Canon AFB in New Mexico, stopped by for a quick re-fuel, and then took off for parts unknown.
- Air Force: USA - Army
- Aircraft: Boeing Vertol CH-47D Chinook
- Registration: 92-00280 / 280 (cn M3421) Aircraft Info
- Views: 1086
- Location: Ellensburg - Bowers Field (ELN / KELN) , USA - Washington August 20, 2014
One of two Montana National Guard Chinooks that came in to Ellensburg to provide fire support.
- Air Force: USA - Army
- Aircraft: Boeing Vertol CH-47D Chinook
- Registration: 87-00106 (cn M3225) Aircraft Info
- Views: 1505
- Location: Ellensburg - Bowers Field (ELN / KELN) , USA - Washington August 20, 2014
One of two Montana National Guard CH-47's in town for fire support.
- Air Force: Private - Siller Helicopters Inc.
- Aircraft: Sikorsky S-64E Skycrane
- Registration: N4037S (cn 64-101)
- Views: 1642
- Location: Ellensburg - Bowers Field (ELN / KELN) , USA - Washington August 14, 2014
Another Tarhe gets a lease on life as an S-64E Skycrane. This example is owned by Siller Helicopters and was in town for almost two weeks on fire patrol.
- Air Force: Private - Northwest Helicopters Inc.
- Aircraft: Bell UH-1H Iroquois (205)
- Registration: N117DR (cn 5204) Aircraft Info
- Views: 1352
- Location: Ellensburg - Bowers Field (ELN / KELN) , USA - Washington August 7, 2014
Formerly US Army UH-1D 65-12871, this UH-1 was stripped down and re-built in 1995 by Northwest Helicopters of Olympia, WA. Seen here fighting the Snag Canyon Fire burning North of Ellensburg, WA.
- Air Force: Private - Northwest Helicopters Inc.
- Aircraft: Bell UH-1H Iroquois (205)
- Registration: N117DR (cn 5204) Aircraft Info
- Views: 1442
- Location: Ellensburg - Bowers Field (ELN / KELN) , USA - Washington August 11, 2014
Formerly US Army UH-1D 65-12871, this UH-1 was stripped down and re-built in 1995 by Northwest Helicopters of Olympia, WA and now contacts out with the USFS for wildfire duties.
- Air Force: USA - Army
- Aircraft: Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk (S-70A)
- Registration: 94-26561 / 561
- Views: 1438
- Location: Ellensburg - Bowers Field (ELN / KELN) , USA - Washington August 15, 2014
Due to the overload of fire assets needed this summer in Washington, help was called in from out of state. This Medevac is from the New Mexico National Guard and is on stand-by for the Snag Canyon Fire burning North of town.
- Air Force: USA - Army
- Aircraft: Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk (S-70A)
- Registration: 80-23427
- Views: 1298
- Location: Ellensburg - Bowers Field (ELN / KELN) , USA - Washington August 15, 2014
This UH-60A from the Arizona National Guard (just transferred from Tennessee) touches down on an asphalt strip surrounded by dead grass, making for quite a hailstorm of debris around it.
- Air Force: USA - Army
- Aircraft: Bell OH-58A Kiowa (206A-1)
- Registration: 72-21371 (cn 42037)
- Views: 1208
- Location: Ellensburg - Bowers Field (ELN / KELN) , USA - Washington August 13, 2014
After 42 years of service, this OH-58A is finally scheduled to be retired in September of 2014.
- Views: 1252
- Location: Ellensburg - Bowers Field (ELN / KELN) , USA - Washington August 5, 2014
This Medevac is pulling double-duty as it gets ready to take to the air with a 660-gallon "Bambi Bucket" in preparation to attack the Snag Canyon Fire actively burning 12 miles North of Ellensburg.
- Air Force: USA - Army
- Aircraft: Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk (S-70A)
- Registration: 85-24430 (cn 70-909)
- Views: 1252
- Location: Ellensburg - Bowers Field (ELN / KELN) , USA - Washington August 5, 2014
Almost exactly two years since it was here to work on the Taylor Bridge Fire, 430 is back in Ellensburg on fire fighting duty. You can see the Snag Canyon Fire burning about 12 miles out of town in the background.
- Air Force: Private - Erickson Sky Crane Service
- Aircraft: Sikorsky S-64E Skycrane
- Registration: N217AC / 740 (cn 64-064)
- Views: 1624
- Location: Ellensburg - Bowers Field (ELN / KELN) , USA - Washington July 28, 2014
Formerly US Army CH-54B Tarhe 68-18459, this S-64E now has a new lease on life as an Erickson Skycrane affectionately known as "Malcolm". He stopped by for fuel on the way North to Leavenworth, WA.
- Air Force: USA - Army
- Aircraft: Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk (S-70A)
- Registration: 85-24430 (cn 70-909)
- Views: 1238
- Location: Ellensburg - Bowers Field (ELN / KELN) , USA - Washington August 15, 2012
- Air Force: Private - Erickson Sky Crane Service
- Aircraft: Sikorsky CH-54B Tarhe (S-64B) Skycrane
- Registration: N179AC / 739 (cn 64-091)
- Views: 1510
- Location: Ellensburg - Bowers Field (ELN / KELN) , USA - Washington August 15, 2013
Starting out life as a Sikorsky CH-54B Tarhe, this Skycrane has been re-built by Erickson Sky Crane and is now used to fight wildfires. It is seen here carrying a 2,650 US gallon water tank with a siphon filler tube.
- Air Force: USA - United States Forest Service
- Aircraft: Bell UH-1H Iroquois (205)
- Registration: N338WN / 8 (cn 4138) Aircraft Info
- Views: 1317
- Location: Ellensburg - Bowers Field (ELN / KELN) , USA - Washington October 25, 2012
The first snow of the season sits on the hills as this DNR Huey basks in the early-morning autumn sun. This is the earliest it has snowed in the Kittitas Valley in close to 50 years.
- Air Force: USA - United States Forest Service
- Aircraft: Bell UH-1H Iroquois (205)
- Registration: N345WN / 5 (cn 13328) Aircraft Info
- Views: 1651
- Location: Ellensburg - Bowers Field (ELN / KELN) , USA - Washington October 25, 2012
One of three DNR Hueys based in Ellensburg. Despite the record-early snowfall, fire danger in the Kittitas Valley is still moderate, so I expect them to stick around for another month or so before departing for their "winter home" in Olympia.
- Air Force: USA - United States Forest Service
- Aircraft: Bell 209
- Registration: N107Z (cn 22342)
- Views: 2319
- Location: Ellensburg - Bowers Field (ELN / KELN) , USA - Washington October 3, 2012
Up from Redding, CA, this ex-US Army Cobra is in Ellensburg to provide FLIR support while looking for hot spots from the Table Mountain Fire burning North of Ellensburg.
- Air Force: USA - Army
- Aircraft: Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk (S-70A)
- Registration: 85-24430 (cn 70-909)
- Views: 1390
- Location: Ellensburg - Bowers Field (ELN / KELN) , USA - Washington August 15, 2012
A close-up of the UH-60L as it takes off with a 660 gallon "Bambi Bucket" sling-loaded underneath it.
- Air Force: USA - Army
- Aircraft: Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk (S-70A)
- Registration: 86-24490 (cn 70-981)
- Views: 1938
- Location: Ellensburg - Bowers Field (ELN / KELN) , USA - Washington September 21, 2012
The WANG returns to Bowers Field to help battle the Table Mountain Fire raging in Central Washington from two angles.
- Air Force: USA - Army
- Aircraft: Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk (S-70A)
- Registration: 86-24490 (cn 70-981)
- Views: 2475
- Location: Ellensburg - Bowers Field (ELN / KELN) , USA - Washington August 21, 2012
Mission Accomplished! After fighting the Taylor Bridge wildfire non-stop for a week, the National Guard crews are cleared to go home to JBLM, still sporting their "mission markings".