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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. |
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| MYH
182P is a Chubb spearhead light foam
tender. |
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| Thorney
Croft appliances at Duxford airfield. Thanks to Jill Claydon for the
pictures. |
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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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| PUS
270M and another appliance at Duxford. |
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| RUL
782R is a Chubb spearhead light foam
tender at Duxford. |
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| A 'G' registration General Motor Company off-road vehicle
being worked on at the Yorkshire Air Museum. |
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| A1979 airport fire Ford Transit. This vehicle is currently out
of use and was festering behind a hanger at the Yorkshire Air Museum before
an enthusiast bought it and is renovating it back to full working order. |
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| An old Landrover
SWB fire vehicles from Rufforth Airfield, North Yorkshire. |
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| This is a Reynolds Broughton Chubb 'Pathfinder' airfield fire appliance seen at the Yorkshire Air Museum, at Elvington near York. Although a museum, the airfield occasionally receives some flights. The appliance is mainly there to protect the exhibits. |
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| It was initially used by Manchester International Airport Fire service. It is built on a 'Griffin' 6-wheel drive high performance chassis at has a top speed of about 60 mph. This vehicle is immense. It measures 37'4" (12.9m) long, 10' (3.4m) wide and 13'7" (5.0m) high. |
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| This vehicle is design for a crew of four, but can be operated by only one person. This model dates back to 1972. The pathfinder was awarded the Design Council's Engineering award in 1974 in respect of its then advanced design. |
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| Also to be found at Elvington is this 1984 Range Rover rapid intervention vehicle. It is ultimately quicker than the Pathfinder, but can only carry a limited amount of supplies. |
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| It is different to a normal range rover by having an additional set of driven wheels, making it 6-wheel drive. It is powered by a Rover V8 engine, and had a separate water pump. |
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