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1944 Bedford OY Fire Engine/Water Bowser Unit
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No: 9037   Contributor: Pete Matten   Year: 2008   Manufacturer: Bedford   Country: United Kingdom
1944 Bedford OY Fire Engine/Water Bowser Unit

1944 Bedford OY Fire Engine/Water Bowser Unit with a 500 gallon water tank and 3519cc petrol engine in its original colours,style and body with main pump being housed in a rear locker at the back of the water tank.This appliance is beleaved to be by the owner the only Bedford OY (ex-RAF) fire tender of its kind on the road and rallied to date.The Military number for this vehicle was:-87-RN-24.and was photograhed at the Amberley Working Museum Fire Show,July 2008.
Picture added on 07 July 2008
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Surely if the original registration was 87RN24 then it is ex-Royal Navy rather than RAF and should really be dark blue? Great to see it in such good condition though.

Added by George Illingworth on 26 June 2009.
hi, do you have any information on who owns this/ where it is kept? My granddad worked with one of these in the fifties and I would love to see one in person.

Added by Gary Jordan on 24 May 2021.
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