Q473 VWP This Range Rover (with bodywork by Carmichael) is used for airfield fire cover at the Ulster Flying Club, Northern Ireland.
Category Archives: Airport Fire
GDZ 5909 This is one of the fleet of airport fire …
RZ 03 AA This is a Unipower / Carmichael fire engine that …
This Land Rover Discover 3 is a brightly-coloured …
This photo shows a pair of airport fire tenders from Carlisle …
L53 CAD This is a Simon Gloster Saro Protector 6×6 …
L53 CAD This is a Simon Gloster Saro Protector 6×6 fire appliance used at Humberside International Airport. The vehicle wears an unusual day glow yellow livery rather then the traditional red. It is fitted with both blue flashing lights and an orange beacon to increase its visibility even further.
The rear view of the same vehicle showing the radiator for its massive engine.
R761 NFW This Boughton Barracuda is one of three used …
R761 NFW This Boughton Barracuda is one of three used by Humberside International Airport. When fully laden it weighs 32 tonnes and has a top speed of over 70 mph. This is one-third of a million pound appliance features both a roof mounted and a front mounted water monitors to extinguish fires with.
The rear view of the Barracuda. Just visible are the floodlights which can be telescopically extended upwards to provide illumination at the scene of an incident.
K359 DSG This Volvo FL6 fire appliance is used by the …
YK55 CCA is a Rosenbauer Panther Aircraft Rescue and Fire …
YK55 CCA is a Rosenbauer Panther Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting Vehicle which was new to Newcastle International Airport in September 2005. This vehicle features many innovative features such as remote controlled roof and bumper turrets for spraying water and an windscreen which can clear water droplets instantly without the use of windscreen wipers.
The rear view of the same vehicle. The all wheel drive truck has two diesel engines, with one used for propulsion and the other for pumping water and foam and has a top speed of 115 km/h.
It is seen here wearing its purple and white corporate livery next to the airport’s fire training rig.
M803 LCN is a Carmichael International Cobra 2 6×6 …
Appliances F953 JRG and J912 PUP with Toyota Hi-Lux …
VE51 XOS Here we have a Carmichael Cobra 2 that …
PX55 OSF This tri-axle Land Rover conversion is a fast response …
PX55 OSF This tri-axle Land Rover conversion is a fast response fire engine for airfield use. It is a demonstrator from Yorkshire-based Angloco. The most prominent feature is the roof-mounted foam / water cannon. This can begin to quell flames or cover a fuel leak with foam as the vehicle arrives on the scene.
The rear view of the Land Rover. It is fitted with blue lights (to the front only), white lights down the sides to illuminate the scene and an amber light for airfield driving. The roof-mounted ladders can be seen as well as a telescopic floodlight.
YMJ 597L This Land Rover series 3 has a large water …
D264 YPJ is a Land rover 110 operated by a private company…
Here we have a large, yellow 8 wheeled airfield crash …
Here we have a large, yellow 8 wheeled airfield crash tender. It has registration ’96 L 6′ and is an Emergency-One/Teledyne/Continental Motors Aircraft Rescue Fire Fighting P-23 from the United States Air Force (Europe) demonstrating “Jet Throw” at Royal Air Force Fairford. It is fairly unusual to see this colour scheme used by USAF Crash Vehicles outside of the United States.
RZ 00 AA and RU 86 AA Here are two airport fire tenders …
SSC 73P This Land Rover is used by the Cumbernauld …
JOR 359P This Land Rover is a hybrid of series II, series …
JOR 359P This Land Rover is a hybrid of series II, series III and military parts. It is used as an emergency response unit at Rufforth airfield, North Yorkshire.
The rear view, showing the relatively small array of fire fighting equipment carried. This vehicle is used because the Civil Aviation Authority requires there to be some form of fire cover at airfields.
DWR 120W This Land Rover Series III Lightweight is privately …
VRJ 100S is an early tri-axle Range Rover TACR. This …
F257 THY is another 6×4 Range Rover. It is considerably different …
F257 THY is another 6×4 Range Rover. It is considerably different to the model above as this has a second row of seating in the cab, different wing mirrors, grill and bull bar and lacks a foam monitor on the roof. This vehicle was previously used the the Ministry of Defence fire service.
30 AG 87 This Dennis is a preserved example of a Royal …
B856 SAJ This tri-axel Range Rover is a ‘Defence Fire Services’ …
E742 PFV Another Range Rover, this time three years newer …
F743 MDN This Range Rover is an ex-RAF fire fighting vehicle …
F743 MDN This Range Rover is an ex-RAF fire fighting vehicle owned by Hields Aviation. It is used as ground support for the Yorkshire Air Ambulance as well as private purposes. On this frontal view, notice the large winch which means that the registration plate has had to be moved to the bonnet.
The front/side view shows that this vehicle has three axels. It can be switched between four-wheel drive and six-wheel drive. On smooth high speed roads it wallows around and is more at home off-road.
The rear view showing the locker, roof-mounted ladders and spotlight.
KAY 39V is an open-top yellow Landrover 88 which is used …
KAY 39V is an open-top yellow Landrover 88 which is used for fire and emergency rescue cover at Breighton Airfield, North Yorkshire. Notice the upturned ‘Hello!’ on the front of the nearside wing. It is designed so that it can be read by a pilot in a upturned crashed plane as the rescue vehicle approaches!
The rear view of the Landrover showing the fire extinguishers and other equipment carried in the back. The vehicle is owned and run by The Real Aeroplane Company Ltd.