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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. |
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PX55
OSF This tri-axle Land Rover conversion is a fast
response fire engine for airfield use. It looks to be 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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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73P This Land Rover is used by the Cumbernauld airport
crash rescue team as a fire appliance. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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THY is
another 6x4 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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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PFV Another Range Rover, this time three years newer and
belonging to the Royal Air Force. |
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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. |
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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. |
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