Raaf cmp 1956

[Mike Cecil]

Is there a registration number visible?

Forgot to add: the dual wheels were part of the original RAAF design for the fire tender/crash tender, to take the greater loading of the fire fighting liquid.

Mike C

[Stuart Kirkham]

Thanks for all the replies.

I would think that bar tread tyres would be incompatible with tarmac and grass driving. Would be a heck quieter as well.

Anyone got photos of the entire vehicle?

The line up of Ansons does look very pricise. It may be that the aircraft have been positioned like this in antisipation of a disposal auction. During military service, you would normally expect one third of the aircraft to be in the hangers for repair/routine maintenance/repaint etc. This is not the case in the photo.

[Stew Robertson]

I noticed that the truck is sporting split rims also

[Stuart Kirkham]

Found a photo of the entire truck.