USCR quotes ID as 453436 (later 44-89136), CAF IDs airframe as 44-53436, other sources ID airframe as 44-88436 or 45-53456 or 44-89436. Under restoration as 44-89136, in Georgia (2024) Rear fuselage: Confederate Air Force; Republic P-47N Thunderbolt; N47TB

Aircraft markings - recorded a hit on a Japanese carrier (probably Shōhō) which was sunk. Stationed aboard USS Lexington, Battle of Coral Sea, where Lexington suffered critical damage, and was scuttled by USS Phelps May 8. ADM. R.W. Cousins: Cousins led dive-bomber attacks (VB-2) against the Imperial Japanese Navy at the Battle of the Coral Sea in May 1942 for which he was awarded the Navy Cross CAF Colonels: Col. G Levitz, Col ?. Griffin, Col L. Irvine. Rear fuselage markings: Confederate Air Force; Douglas SBD-5 Dauntless; N54532. Standard Navy markings - effective April 29,1942.

The fourth H175 delivered to Transportes Aéreos Pegaso, XA-RRR came off the production line in 2024. Pictured translating out of hover, the helicopter is demonstrating to potential customers during Verticon 2025.

Established 1984, the University of Tennessee (UT) Medical Center LifeStar HEMS program is currently operating two EC135 and three Bell 407 helicopters from 5 bases strategially located in a circle around Knoxville. The bases and callsigns are: Morristown (UT Lifestar 1), Rockwood (UT Lifestar 2), Sevierville-Gatlinburg (UT Lifestar 3), Jacksboro (UT Lifestar 4) and Sweetwater (UT Lifestar 5). Little information is available where this brand new and stunning looking H130 will be based and which aircraft it will replace, and/or if more units are on order.

Originally delivered to ERA Helicopters as N512LD in January 2007, this A109E Power is maintained by Precision Aircraft Services for the Meriwether County Aviation Task Force. The helicopter works with the Meriwether County Sheriff's Department in the state of Georgia covering Merriwether County's 503 square miles for search and rescue and other critical missions.

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Christus Health's Flight For Life program has been serving East Texas since 1985 with service today provided within a 150-mile radius of its helicopter bases in Palestine, Longview, Wills Point and Mount Pleasant, TX. PHI Air Medical has been the operator since 2018, with a fleet that includes H145 N745TX based at East Texas Regional Airport, Airbus H135 N380PH and Bell 407s N744TX and N407LN. PHI also operates EMS H145s in Houston, TX and St Louis, MO and is adding three H145s to replace two S-76C++ for the Cleveland Clinic that are based at Burke Lakefront Airport and Wadsworth Airport, OH.

Former US Army 86-24511, this Blackhawk was registered to KIT Helicopter Operations in May 2024, and has the KIT HeliOps logo on the cowling. Founded in 2019, KIT Helicopter Operations began adding Blackhawks to their fleet in 2022 to offer light, medium, and heavy lift capabilities to external load and firefighting clients.

Revealed on the eve of Verticon 2025 with smoke and lights, the R88 will be Robinson's largest helicopter yet. The Safran turbine powered ten seat helicopter will still utilize a two blade main rotor but the large cockpit dictates separate (and removable) controls replacing the familiar teeter bar single post cyclic control.

Pictured at UT Health hospital in Henderson, TX. UT Health base helicopters at two other hospitals in Athens and Quitman, Tx. This EC-135 previously operated for Tennessee Gas Pipeline Company as N196N from 2007 to 2012.

This early serial number Bell 429 (msn 57009) was built in Mirabel, Quebec and test flown as C-GFNN before being exported to the US and registered to Bell as N429NA for useably the Bell Training Academy to train new customer pilots in Texas. The Training Academy returned to its former location at the Bell headquarters Fort Worth (Hurst) Texas in August 2015 after Bell moved its Customer Center and Customer Training Academy into former Gulfstream facilities at Fort Worth Alliance Airport. The Academy provides pilot and maintenance training for most Bell commercial helicopter models.

What can not be seen in this picture is the latest purpose of this helicopter: firefighting! During the VAI Verticon 2025 show, N850AR was presented with a 5000 Liter / 1320 US-Gallon watertank developped by australian company Helitak. VIH Helicopters, together with Milestone Aviation, is pioneering the use of former Oil&Gas S-92's in the firefighting role and received FAA certification for the expandable, belly-mounted tank in 2024. Thanks to the civilian certification of the S-92, the cabin can be used to transport firefighters, a privilege e.g. a civilized ex US Army UH-60 doesn't have.

As of March 2025, Air Center Helicopters - founded in 1982 - operates among others some 20 EC225 / H225 helicopters for various US Government contracts. To name a few, the US Navy uses the helis to carry out Vertical Replenishment (VERTREP) of its vessels, while in 2022, the USAF selected ACH to train its Pararescuemen in offshore rescues. N576AC is a 2012 built airframe initially flying for Bristow as G-ZZSK and joined ACH in November 2018. It has seen at least two overseas deployments: one to the Bahamas in 2019 after Hurricane Dorian and the 2nd to Niger, West Africa around April of 2022.

Seen here lifting off after the Verticon 2025 show is the 1st AW169 of Parkview Samaritan. It is based in Rochester, Indiana since September 2024 and operates as "Samaritan 2". It was announced during the mentioned Verticon exhibition that Parkview ordered a 2nd AW169 for a planned delivery in the 2nd quarter of 2026. The new heli is destined to replace the current "Samaritan 1", a 1991 built AS-365N2 with c/n 6425 and registration N89SM. "Samaritan 1" is based at the Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

Until recent, the Kern County Fire Department was relying on two fomer US Army UH-1's. With the introduction of this 2024 built Bell 412EPX in December of 2024, one of the old UH-1's nicknamed "Helicopter 408" (registered N408KC) was officially retired the same month. The KCFD operates out of Keene Heliport southeast of Bakersfield, California. It is believed that the 2nd UH-1 (registered N407KC), is still active and will be operated alongside the new state-of-the-art Bell 412, which is equipped with a DART "Fire Attack" water tank and snorkel.

A non-standard red air intake and serial peeling off somewhat stand out on this Texan II's exterior. The advanced trainer flew in from Pensacola NAS (FL) as Tundra 2, with an intermediate stop at Arcadia in Louisiana.

The Konfara Company has been operating a number of bizjets for Discount Tire in attractive liveries, derived from the retailer's logo. Several of their registrations end in BD, for the Discount Tire founder and his wife, Bruce and Diane Halle. This Challenger was delivered from the factory in November 2009, test flown as C-FYBN.