The first of 14 dual-parpose fire engines for the Royal New Zealand Air Force is tested at Wigram on Saturday. Holding the hoses are, from left, Crew Chief Matt Brown, Fireman lan Fawcett, and Fireman Derick Adams. The 16-tonne vehicle, built by Mills Tui at Rotorua, will spend two weeks at a training camp at Tekapo before returning to Wigram for further training excercises. It can be used as a crash-fire vehicle or for fighting domestic fires. Among its many special features are a roofmounted turret and two under-truck nozzles for protecting the vehicle. The machine, which cost $370,815, has cross-country capabilities and can carry 4500 litres of water and 560 litres of foam.
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Press, 14 October 1985, Page 40
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114The first of 14 dual-parpose fire engines for the Royal New Zealand Air Force is tested at Wigram on Saturday. Holding the hoses are, from left, Crew Chief Matt Brown, Fireman lan Fawcett, and Fireman Derick Adams. The 16-tonne vehicle, built by Mills Tui at Rotorua, will spend two weeks at a training camp at Tekapo before returning to Wigram for further training excercises. It can be used as a crash-fire vehicle or for fighting domestic fires. Among its many special features are a roofmounted turret and two under-truck nozzles for protecting the vehicle. The machine, which cost $370,815, has cross-country capabilities and can carry 4500 litres of water and 560 litres of foam. Press, 14 October 1985, Page 40
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