Firefighting Land Rovers
Three of the Airfield Volunteer Fire Service's vehicles are seen here in front of their garage at the Shuttleworth Collection's Old Warden aerodrome near Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, prior to the 2015 Wings and Wheels Show.
On the left is Fire 3, a 1990 Land Rover 110" High Capacity Defender, registration G792 FWP, modified to meet Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) requirements for use by the AVFS. It has a 2.5 litre direct-injection turbocharged 300TDI diesel engine, which was rebuilt in 2003-04, and a five-speed manual gearbox.
Bought by the AVFS as a standard Defender, a specialist company fitted it with a Perren Unit Pressure vessel and it has a 690-litre pre-mix foam capability.
In the centre is Fire 4, a 1989 Land Rover Defender 127, registration F146 MTM. It has a 3.5 litre petrol engine and a five-speed manual gearbox. It carries a Godiva UMPX 2,250-litres/minute pump with a water capacity of 1,800 litres. There's a triple-expansion ladder on top.
On the right is Fire 5, a 1991 Land Rover Defender 127, registration H906 HUR. It too has a 3.5 litre petrol engine and a five-speed manual gearbox. It carries a Godiva GMA 3,400 litres/minute pump and 1,360 litres of water.
Fires 4 and 5 had previous lives in Bedfordshire and Luton Fire and Rescue Service, being stationed originally at Shefford and then at Woburn (4) and Potton and Sandy (5). They were donated to the AVFS by Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service in May 2010. The AVFS's own volunteers brought both of them up to CAA Category 1 standards in 2011.
Firefighting Land Rovers
Three of the Airfield Volunteer Fire Service's vehicles are seen here in front of their garage at the Shuttleworth Collection's Old Warden aerodrome near Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, prior to the 2015 Wings and Wheels Show.
On the left is Fire 3, a 1990 Land Rover 110" High Capacity Defender, registration G792 FWP, modified to meet Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) requirements for use by the AVFS. It has a 2.5 litre direct-injection turbocharged 300TDI diesel engine, which was rebuilt in 2003-04, and a five-speed manual gearbox.
Bought by the AVFS as a standard Defender, a specialist company fitted it with a Perren Unit Pressure vessel and it has a 690-litre pre-mix foam capability.
In the centre is Fire 4, a 1989 Land Rover Defender 127, registration F146 MTM. It has a 3.5 litre petrol engine and a five-speed manual gearbox. It carries a Godiva UMPX 2,250-litres/minute pump with a water capacity of 1,800 litres. There's a triple-expansion ladder on top.
On the right is Fire 5, a 1991 Land Rover Defender 127, registration H906 HUR. It too has a 3.5 litre petrol engine and a five-speed manual gearbox. It carries a Godiva GMA 3,400 litres/minute pump and 1,360 litres of water.
Fires 4 and 5 had previous lives in Bedfordshire and Luton Fire and Rescue Service, being stationed originally at Shefford and then at Woburn (4) and Potton and Sandy (5). They were donated to the AVFS by Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue Service in May 2010. The AVFS's own volunteers brought both of them up to CAA Category 1 standards in 2011.