Fire Engine Mascot AKA Fire Mascot 1964

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Mildenhall, Suffolk.

The men of the Mildenhall Fire Crash Rescue Department at the American Air Base have restored a 1931 Austin 7, turned it into a mini fire engine and adopted it as their mascot. It is not used in real emergencies but appears at festivals and carnivals.

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Cataloguer:
Amelia
Stock:
Colour
Sound:
Sound
Media URN:
3521
Sort Number:
CP 492
Time in/Out:
01:47:22:00 / 01:49:10:00
Canister:
CP 492
Film ID:
281.10
Issue Date:
31/05/1964

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  • "the men get into a large modern truck" - it's an American LaFrance O-11A fire truck.

    jamied 1st Jan 2013

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