Bill Friedrich has gone through his files and submitted several images of the CFD helicopters and suppression units from Meigs Field in the early 1980s.

Chicago Fire Department helicopter

CFD Helicopter 441 was a 1961 UH-1B Huey. Bill Freidrich collection

Chicago Fire Department helicopter

CFD Helicopter 442 was a 1977 Bell Jet Ranger. Bill Freidrich collection

Chicago Fire Department at Meigs Field

The assignment at Meigs Field was Crash 6-3-6, a 1980 GMC/E-ONE 250/500/15F (G-453); Dry Chemical 6-2-4, a 1967 IHC Fire Boss 100/200/20DC (D-342); and Dry Chemical 6-2-1, a 1966 IHC-Fire Boss 100/175/750DC (D-331). Bill Friedrich collection

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