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RZ 03 AA This is a Unipower / Carmichael fire engine that is used at RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire. |
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RZ 03 AA This is a Unipower / Carmichael fire engine that …
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This Land Rover Discover 3 is a brightly-coloured fire car in use at Belfast International. |
| Follow us on This photo shows a pair of airport fire tenders from Carlisle …
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This photo shows a pair of airport fire tenders from Carlisle Airport. Notice the striking yellow and blue colour-scheme and the blue light and foam monitor on the roof. |
| Follow us on L53 CAD This is a Simon Gloster Saro Protector 6×6 …
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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. |
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The rear view of the same vehicle showing the radiator for its massive engine. |
| Follow us on R761 NFW This Boughton Barracuda is one of three used …
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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. |
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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. |
| Follow us on K359 DSG This Volvo FL6 fire appliance is used by the …
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K359 DSG This Volvo FL6 fire appliance is used by the Young Firefighters group at Edinburgh airport. |
| Follow us on YK55 CCA is a Rosenbauer Panther Aircraft Rescue and Fire …
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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. |
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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. |
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It is seen here wearing its purple and white corporate livery next to the airport’s fire training rig. |
| Follow us on M803 LCN is a Carmichael International Cobra 2 6×6 …
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M803 LCN is a Carmichael International Cobra 2 6×6 crash rescue tender, also from Newcastle Airport. This vehicle provided the front line fire cover at the airport along with the Rosenbaur. |
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Appliances F953 JRG and J912 PUP with Toyota Hi-Lux pick up S119 BVK join the above vehicles in the line up at Newcastle Airport’s runway-side fire station. |
| Follow us on VE51 XOS Here we have a Carmichael Cobra 2 that …
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VE51 XOS Here we have a Carmichael Cobra 2 that is used at the International Fire Training Centre. |
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The rear view of the same appliance. Notice how the supplementary blue lights are seamlessly integrated with the usual driving lights on the rear light clusters. |
| Follow us on PX55 OSF This tri-axle Land Rover conversion is a fast response …
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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. |
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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. |
| Follow us on YMJ 597L This Land Rover series 3 has a large water …
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YMJ 597L This Land Rover series 3 has a large water pump on the front, as well is ladders and other equipment on the roof. It has blue flashing lights on the front and rotating beacons on the roof. |
| Follow us on D264 YPJ is a Land rover 110 operated by a private company…
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D264 YPJ is a Land rover 110 operated by a private company. It is seen here at a temporary helipad in York during the Royal Ascot horse races. |
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It tows a specially designed trailer carrying a water tank, a foam tank and a hose reel. |
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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. |
| Follow us on RZ 00 AA and RU 86 AA Here are two airport fire tenders …
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RZ 00 AA and RU 86 AA Here are two airport fire tenders next to a mock-up of a helicopter which was supplied by IFTE (International Fire Training Equipment) for firefighting and rescue practice. |
| Follow us on SSC 73P This Land Rover is used by the Cumbernauld …
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SSC 73P This Land Rover is used by the Cumbernauld airport crash rescue team as a fire appliance. |
| Follow us on JOR 359P This Land Rover is a hybrid of series II, series …
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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. |
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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. |
| Follow us on DWR 120W This Land Rover Series III Lightweight is privately …
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DWR 120W This Land Rover Series III Lightweight is privately owned as is used at Elvington airfield in Yorkshire. It is fitted with a blue rotating beacon for emergency use and an orange rotating beacon for airfield use. It is simply liveried with a yellow stripe. |
| Follow us on VRJ 100S is an early tri-axle Range Rover TACR. This …
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VRJ 100S is an early tri-axle Range Rover TACR. This model is equipped with a foam monitor on the roof as well as flood lighting equipment. |
| Follow us on F257 THY is another 6×4 Range Rover. It is considerably different …
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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. |
| Follow us on 30 AG 87 This Dennis is a preserved example of a Royal …
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30 AG 87 This Dennis is a preserved example of a Royal Air Force Fire and Rescue appliance. Notice the large boom protruding from the roof. This allows foam or water to be sprayed onto a fire as the appliance arrives. |
| Follow us on B856 SAJ This tri-axel Range Rover is a ‘Defence Fire Services’ …
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B856 SAJ This tri-axel Range Rover is a ‘Defence Fire Services’ aircraft crash rescue appliance. Notice the roof-mounted ladders and floodlight, and a number of blue lights, but no light bar. |
| Follow us on E742 PFV Another Range Rover, this time three years newer …
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E742 PFV Another Range Rover, this time three years newer and belonging to the Royal Air Force. |
| Follow us on F743 MDN This Range Rover is an ex-RAF fire fighting vehicle …
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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. |
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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. |
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The rear view showing the locker, roof-mounted ladders and spotlight. |
| Follow us on KAY 39V is an open-top yellow Landrover 88 which is used …
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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! |
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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. |
| Follow us on This is a Thorney Croft Nubian Major, with a 1500 gallon water …
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This is a Thorney Croft Nubian Major, with a 1500 gallon water tank and fitted with an Albany foam pump and a Cummins Diesel engine. The power plant is a Perkins diesel 17 litre engine with 5 semi automatic forward gears and 1 reverse. It carries a crew of 5. |
| Follow us on MYH 182P is a Chubb spearhead light foam tender…
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MYH 182P is a Chubb spearhead light foam tender. |
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Thorney Croft appliances at Duxford Airfield. |
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The second appliance. |
| Follow us on D797 LFL is a Range Rover from an MOD contract from …
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D797 LFL is a Range Rover from an MOD contract from 1973/74. It has a 4-man cab and carries 200 gallons of premixed foam. |
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D374 EAD at Duxford airfield. |
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