The local Cawarral Rural Fire Brigade Facebook page captured Stirling Helicopters' OAS Parts (Bell) UH-1H Iroquois VH-OXE fighting the fires as "Helitack 223".
McDermott Aviation Bell 214B-1 Biglifter helicopter VH-SMI was also noted fighting the bushfires.
VH-SMI has been based at Gladstone Airport - where it is photographed above - and uses the radio callsign "Helitack 418".
Of the fixed-wing aircraft heard to be flying around the bushfires, a pair of Meandarra Aerial Spraying Air Tractor AT-802A fire bombing aircraft - VH-NFY "Bomber 426" and VH-LHW "Bomber 428" - were both heard assisting with the firefighting.
Meandarra Aerial Spraying Cessna 210 VH-LWH "Spotter 436" was also noted operating out of Rockhampton Airport.
Local plane spotter Trevor H captured VH-LWH on Tuesday 27 October stopping into Rocky Airport for fuel.
Finally, it is believed that McDermott Aviation Group / Machjet International Beech B200 King Air VH-WJK may have also called into Rockhampton Airport on Wednesday 28 October while locally-based R-Mach Aviation Weatherley Aviation 620A VH-WEA departed Rocky heading towards Yeppoon perhaps to also assist with the aerial bushfire fighting effort.
Photos taken by Michael Fleetwood and Trevor Hardsman ©
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