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Airport Fire Appliances
Img96b. Location unknown, Apparently the 'street sweeper' on the end was much maligned, it's lack of, 'off road' capability very much a drawback on an airfield.
Img98b. I believe is Essendon circa1950's Img10b. Location unknown. Img11b. Moorabbin Airport. |
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This vehicle on the end looks like a standard model of the Shelvoke & Drewry Gully Emptier. They have a swinging boom on top with a suction hose to clear blocked drains in to the tanker body. A common municipal vehicle, obviously the wrong vehicle for airfield use due to the small diameter wheels.
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They always had small wheels. Regards Rick
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Neither of those you have shown are Sweepers. The top one is a Gulley Emptier body as the RAAF one in the old photo in discussion. The lower one is a Refuse body, or Dustcart as they are commonly known in the UK and is the early tiller steered model, which had exceptionally small wheels.
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Truck firefighting Domestic
Gents there is a picture and a bit of info in " FIRE & CRASH VEHICLES By Bart Vanderveen published by OYSLAGER IN 1976.
The S & D is a W model RAAF truck firefighting domestic; supplied 1952 carried 1100 gal water. The pipe on the top looks too be a vent overflow pipe. TED |
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The slopping box alongside the tank looked just like a gulley emptier where they stowed the hoses. Your info seems more logical. Definitely not a sweeper anyhow. Just found this info on a restored RAAF example at Point Cook museum: 217159 SD W type Crash Tender Year of Manufacture: 1950/51 Original Owner: Royal Australian Air Force. Owner: R.A.A.F. Point Cook Museum. Location: Melbourne, Victoria,Australia. The Australian Civil Aviation Department ordered ten SD 'W' types equipped as airfield crash tenders for delivery in 1950/51. It is not known whether this one is one of that batch or a separate order for the Air Force. Fitted with 1,100 gallon water tanks and a front sprinkler to clear spilt fuel and when fire fighting to keep flames clear of the vehicle. In 2010 the vehicle was restored at the museum and painted bright yellow
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Regards Rick.
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The first photo which we have been discussing is Guildford aerodrome in WA. I thought this was all to familiar, we have had this photo on the forum before,
http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...ad.php?t=18179 Also found this web page, showing one of these S&D trucks that were in RAAF service. I think the term "sweeper" was a nickname for them as it looks as though it is a fire engine of sorts, carrying a ladder, but bodywork is very similar to a cesspool tanker and gully emptier, with the tank and side stowage for hoses. Never seen a sweeper version of this truck though, doubt the engine would have had enough power to suck the dirt up. http://www.georama.com.au/RAAFFireSe...26_Drewry.html
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jeeps
The last 2 vehicles, both Jeeps, are from another era.
The back end of a HR (?) station wagon is shown in the background and these where new in the mid 60's. |
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