helispot

Photo ID
3694
Date Taken
Feb. 21, 1998, midnight
Event
None
Submitted
Nov. 6, 2001, 4:58 p.m.
Last Updated
July 16, 2019, 12:50 a.m.
Location
None
Owner
Orange County Fire Authority
Status
Active
Category
Firefighting helicopters
Photographer
Oscar Bernardi
Horizontal
Side view
Vertical
Side view
Interior/Exterior
Exterior view
Single/Multiple
Multiple aircraft shown
Static/Moving
Aircraft is not operating
Intrument Panel
Instrument panel not shown
Close-Up Detail
Entire helicopter shown
Day/Night
Day view
Nickname
None
Military Unit
None
Military Modex
None
Aircraft Number
41
Black Helicopter
No
Notes
Fullerton Airport OCFA "341" (N3132B, UH1H Huey) shown in foreground.

Helicopter
178
Type
None
Variant
Bell UH1H Super Huey
Owner
Orange County Fire Authority
Tail Number
N4212C
Serial Number
None
Buno
None
Status
Active
In/Out of Service
Yes, helicopter is still in service
Base Location
United States : California : Fullerton
Notes
Helicopter was originally a Bell UH-1H, then upgraded with Bell 212 rotor system, the 703 engine (i.e. Cobra engines, 1485 shp vs. the old L13's, 1100 shp), Isolair tanks, new radios, computers, fire mapping, dual GPS.