The W50 was the standard fire truck chassis in the DDR for decades, and was used for virtually every application - including ladders like this example and numerous different specials, as well as both pumps and water tenders.
IFA chassis and complete fire appliances were also exported in large numbers to other Warsaw Pact countries, including Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Yugoslavia, as well as to Cuba...
It seems a handful may still be in use in a few of these countries, but most of the survivors are now in collections or museums.
IFA chassis and complete fire appliances were also exported in large numbers to other Warsaw Pact countries, including Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Yugoslavia, as well as to Cuba...
It seems a handful may still be in use in a few of these countries, but most of the survivors are now in collections or museums.
Added by Rob Johnson on 18 March 2018.