Mk 5 Thornycroft/Rolls Royce foam tender
Mk 5 Thornycroft/Rolls Royce foam tender
The Mk5 Crash Tender was one of the first of the post war vehicles entered service in 1952. It carried 400 gallons of water and 60 gallons of foam. Primarily a RAF appliance this vehicle could also be used for domestic (structural) firefighting. It had a foam output of 2300 gallons per minute through two hand side-lines. Seen at the Museum of RAF Firefighting.
Use: Foam tender
Photograph location: Museum of RAF Firefighting, Gainsborough
Photograph date: April 2019