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    3511 replied to the thread US ARMY 250th BIRTHDAY.
    My guess... The 1st Cav was assigned the primary mission for the parade. The various vehicles were shipped in to be operated by members...
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    3511 replied to the thread VINTAGE FDNY RIG PHOTOS..
    Almost identical to the 1936 model Mack except for the roof on the cab and Subway style straps across the back step. I believe this was...
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    3511 replied to the thread US ARMY 250th BIRTHDAY.
    And your point is?...
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    3511 replied to the thread 6/14/25 Bronx All Hands 10-77 Box 2543.
    The quarters of L19 were once located on Forest Avenue but were torn down to build this NYCHA complex. L19 was first organized in Hgh...
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    3511 replied to the thread 52/52 in the Bronx..
    Another great catch! The cycle of life... God bless 'em both.
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    3511 replied to the thread VINTAGE FDNY RIG PHOTOS..
    This was one of the last Mack C models from the early '60s. Their double headlights are distinctive. E45 had one of these. If the photo...
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    3511 replied to the thread 52/52 in the Bronx..
    Must have been. Great catch!
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    3511 replied to the thread 52/52 in the Bronx..
    No, it was an Ahren's Fox (see my post further up in this thread). But it was purchased for service at the 1938 39 world's Fair.
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    3511 reacted to t123ken's post in the thread 52/52 in the Bronx. with Like Like.
    I wonder if the above photo was taken on the second of the month.
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    3511 reacted to 68jk09's post in the thread New FDNY Tillers with Like Like.
    I checked in with my longtime Friend Jim R. a longtime Chicago FD History expert explaining that going back to the '60s i had always...
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    3511 reacted to grumpy grizzly's post in the thread New FDNY Tillers with Like Like.
    Let me check with my CFD peeps.
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    3511 replied to the thread New FDNY Tillers.
    $$ was what I was told also. The city was too cheap to continue with metal aerials and had a fast buy for the Chicago rejects. There...
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    3511 replied to the thread 52/52 in the Bronx..
    This 1951 Ward La France 750 GPM pumper replaced the 1947 Mack for one distinct reason... It had a booster tank for use for brush fires...
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    3511 replied to the thread 52/52 in the Bronx..
    This 1947 750 MPG Mack L model replaced the 1920s American La France right after the war. About 20 of them were purchased in one lot and...
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    3511 replied to the thread 52/52 in the Bronx..
    Looks like a late 1920s 700 GPM American La France pumper with a 1930s Walters aerial ladder. Replacement of the pumper was scheduled...
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