National Guard Helicopter, South Minneapolis

National Guard helicopter with a Bambi bucket over South Minneapolis.
National Guard helicopter with a Bambi bucket over South Minneapolis.

A Minnesota National Guard helicopter carrying a Bambi bucket flies over South Minneapolis on May 31, 2020. The aircraft was deployed for aerial fire suppression during the unrest that followed the killing of George Floyd, when fires burned at multiple locations across the city. Photographed from below through tree leaves, the image shows the helicopter in transit with the suspended water bucket visible beneath the fuselage.

Photo taken in May 2020.

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