For the Mexico City based cargo Airline see Aerounion - Aerotransporte de Carga Union

Aero Union Corporation is an aircraft operation & maintenance company based in Chico, California, United States. They are known for producing the use of fire fighting aircraft and making custom designed fire fighting systems to tailor specific aircraft requirements.

History

In 1960 Dale Newton and Dick Foy participated in their first fire season with a surplus B-25 Mitchell. Newton & Foy operated this season uner the name Western Air Industries. The following year they purchased their first two B-17 Flying Fortresses and changed their name to Aero Union. In 1962 the company moved their operations from Redding, California to Chico.

Aircraft fleet

Present fleet

• Lockheed P-3 Orion
• Lockheed P-2 Neptune
• Douglas DC-4/C-54

Historical fleet

• North American Aviation B-25 Mitchell
• Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
• Grumman S-2 Tracker
• Northrop A-26 Invader
• Grumman TBM Avenger
• Grumman AF-2S Guardian
• Fairchild C-119 Flying Boxcar
• Douglas DC-6
• Douglas DC-7
• Aero Spacelines Mini Guppy

See also

• Aerial firefighting

References

External links

• Aero Union website
• Aero Union on Airliners.net