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| Tweet Topic Started: Sep 10 2014, 06:33 PM (265 Views) | |
| dmet | Sep 10 2014, 06:33 PM Post #1 |
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Here is a real pump as modelled by Oxford. Used during the second world war towed behind taxis and Austin K2 ATVs. Can be red or battleship grey, used so the German bombers would not target the fire vehicles or so the Government thought! That and they had lots of paint to spare!
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| Dragnet_Supporter | Sep 10 2014, 07:44 PM Post #2 |
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Interesting historical information. |
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| pjedsel | Sep 10 2014, 10:08 PM Post #3 |
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Thanks not only for the picture but also the background information on this fire vehicle. |
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| dmet | Sep 11 2014, 07:32 AM Post #4 |
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A bit more information, the pump could be removed from the trailer and left in position near the water source. The pumps were light enough to be towed behind large cars and taxis which were commandeered at the beginning of the war and operated by the AFS. By the way, the difference between the AFS and the NFS is one is the Auxiliary Fire Service, formed by volunteers which was joined with the city fire brigades in 1942 to form the National Fire Service, active until 1948. The trailers were designed to be removed from the towing vehicle and pulled over bomb debris to the fires. That is why there are 2 handles at the front near the towing eye. All equipment was kept on the trailer so it carried everything it needed except water. You can see there is another pump in the background, a Standard Gwynne in "battleship" grey as the paint was used to paint the warships! |
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| Dragnet_Supporter | Sep 11 2014, 09:06 AM Post #5 |
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Early portable firefighting kit. Though I imagine it was still pretty heavy to pull if there was a lot of debris. Great piece of history. I like seeing the other vehicles lined up in the background as well in this shot. |
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| b2young | Sep 11 2014, 01:45 PM Post #6 |
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Always good to see photos of the actual vehicle that inspired members of our collections. Thanks for posting this!![]() Interesting about the hand-hold tow handles...I wouldn't have guessed from this model that was what the angled bar up front was. |
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