| | From the earliest days of manned flight there has always been a need for ground support vehicles, not least of which was the airfield crash tender. Especially in those sad instances where an aircraft did not make a safe landing. In many instances crash landings were associated with incidences of fire, mankind's oldest natural enemy. The primary objective of airport rescue and fire fighting services is to save lives in the event of an aircraft accident or incident, with the most important factors bearing on effective rescue in a survivable aircraft accident being the efficiency of equipment and speed with which competent persons and equipment designed for rescue and fire fighting purposes can be put into use. This book describes and illustrates the different types of fire appliances and crash tenders that have operated with those civilian and military establishments connected with one of the country's few growth industries, that of aviation related activities. In this volume, Ron Henderson, a serving officer with emergency services in North East England and an acknowledged historian on fire and ambulance service subjects, takes a unique look at the topic of airport crash tenders, using a unique collection of photographs to illustrate the fine record of this largely ‘unsung' service. Contents:
- Introduction
- The Early Years
- Appliances
- Colour Files
- The Jumbo Age
- Acknowledgements
Continent: Europe
Country: Britain | | Tag cloud: airport crash airfield safe fire mankind enemy accident incident efficiency henderson officer emergency jumbo | Tell a friend about this publication  |
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