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RCAF Registration Number: 21G10-C41 – Truck Fire

Fire Truck, 5 Ton, Single Axle, 4×2, 500 GPM, RCAF Registration 21G10-C41 (Photo Courtesy of the John Griffin Library, 1 Canadian Air Division)
Fire Truck, 5 Ton, Single Axle, 4×2, 500 GPM, RCAF Registration 21G10-C41 (Photo Courtesy of the John Griffin Library, 1 Canadian Air Division)

Make and Model: International K8-450

Date of Manufacture: 1941

Chassis or Vehicle Code: G10

Nomenclature: Fire Truck, 5 Ton, 4×2, TCP 500 Gallon Per Minute

Chassis serial Number: K8527

Tire Size Front: 7.50 x 20

Weight: 12,340 pounds

Dimensions: Length: 24’10” Width: 7’10” Height: 6’8″

RCAF Registration Number: 29G10-C42 – Truck Fire

Fire Truck, 5 Ton, Single Axle, 4×2, 500 GPM, RCAF Registration 29G10-C42 (Photo Courtesy of the John Griffin Library, 1 Canadian Air Division)
Fire Truck, 5 Ton, Single Axle, 4×2, 500 GPM, RCAF Registration 29G10-C42 (Photo Courtesy of the John Griffin Library, 1 Canadian Air Division)

Make and Model: International K8

Nominal Capacity: 3 Ton / 500 Gallon per minute

Date of Manufacture: 1942

Chassis or Vehicle Code: G10

Nomenclature: Fire Truck TCP 500 Gallon Per Minute, 5 Ton 4×2

Chassis serial Number: K8648

Engine Serial Number: FB 4501886

Tire Size Front: 7.50 x 20

Weight: 15,500 lbs

RCAF Registration Number: 37G10-C40 – Truck Fire

Fire Truck, 5 Ton, Single Axle, 4×2, TCP, 500 GPM, RCAF Registration 37G10-C40 (Photo Courtesy of the John Griffin Library, 1 Canadian Air Division)
Fire Truck, 5 Ton, Single Axle, 4×2, TCP, 500 GPM, RCAF Registration 37G10-C40 (Photo Courtesy of the John Griffin Library, 1 Canadian Air Division)

Make and Model: International D50-K450

Date of Manufacture: 1940

Chassis or Vehicle Code: G10

Nomenclature: Fire Truck, 5 Ton, 4×2, TCP 500 Gallon Per Minute

Chassis serial Number: FBB-450 A070

Tire Size Front: 7.50 x 20

Weight: 16,400 pounds

Dimensions: Length: 24’3″ Width: 7’9″ Height: 8’10”

CFB Rivers – 1953 LaFrance 710-PJC pumper (840/?) – T15 – L-4710 alf

Other Fire Trucks

Truck, Fire, RCAF Registration ?, On display at the Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum, Brandon, Manitoba (Photo Courtesy of RCAF.info)
Former RCAF Fire Truck, Possibly originally used in Calgary. Was sold by Calgary to salmon arm in 1956. (Photo and information by Brad Shirley)

Crash Trucks

RCAF Registration Number: 5G17-A42 – Truck, Crash, Dry Chemical, 3 Ton, 6×6

Truck, Crash, DC, 3 Ton, 6×6, RCAF Registration 5G17-A42 (Photo Courtesy of the John Griffin Library, 1 Canadian Air Division)
Truck, Crash, DC, 3 Ton, 6×6, RCAF Registration 5G17-A42 (Photo Courtesy of the John Griffin Library, 1 Canadian Air Division)

Make and Model: Ford 21-3241

Gross Vehicle Rating: 26,000 lbs

Date of Manufacture: 1942

Chassis or Vehicle Code: G17

Nomenclature: Truck, Crash, Dry Chemical, 3 Ton, 6×6

Chassis serial Number: 3G-23107

Wheel Base: 15′ 6″ (186″)

Tire Size Front: 9.00 x 18

Weight: 7,050 pounds (chassis)

Dimensions: Length: 23′ 5″ Width: 6′ 5″ Height: 7′ 2″

Some notes about these trucks from Grant Hopkins, DC (which has been replaced in the specification above) refers to Dry Chemical, it has large tanks of dry chemical extinguisher that are discharged by high pressure (probably nitrogen) from the silver bottles behind the cab.

RCAF Registration Number: 6G15-A40 – Truck, Crash, 3 Ton, 6×6

Truck, Crash, 3 Ton, 6×6, RCAF Registration 6G15-A40 (Photo Courtesy of the John Griffin Library, 1 Canadian Air Division)
Truck, Crash, 3 Ton, 6×6, RCAF Registration 6G15-A40 (Photo Courtesy of the John Griffin Library, 1 Canadian Air Division)

Make and Model: Ford OIT

Date of Manufacture: 1940

Chassis or Vehicle Code: G15

Nomenclature: Truck, Crash, 3 Ton, 6×6

Chassis serial Number: 1G-10167

Engine serial Number: 1G-10167

Wheel Base: 180″

Tire Size Front: 9.00 x 18

Weight: 22,000 pounds

Dimensions: Length: Width: Height:

RCAF Registration Number: 7G17-A43 – Truck, Crash, 6×6

Truck, Crash, 6×6, RCAF Registration 7G17-A43 (Photo Courtesy of the John Griffin Library, 1 Canadian Air Division)
Truck, Crash, 6×6, RCAF Registration 7G17-A43 (Photo Courtesy of the John Griffin Library, 1 Canadian Air Division)

Make and Model: Ford SDF26F

Date of Manufacture:

Chassis or Vehicle Code:

Nomenclature: Truck, Crash, 6×6

Chassis serial Number: 5551

Engine serial Number: 3G32665

Tire Size:

  • Front: 9.00 x 18
  • Rear: 9.00 x 18

Weight: 2600 pounds (this data seems incorrect, more likely 26,000 lbs)

Dimensions: Length: 24′ Width: 7′ Height: 8′ 4″

Some notes about these trucks from Grant Hopkins, this truck is also a DC or Dry Chemical equipped variant rather than a water/foam with CO2 bottles

Other Crash Trucks

Truck, Crash, 3 Ton, 6×6, RCAF Registration 34-570, 1941 Ford, serial number is 2G-34570. (Photo Courtesy of the Owner, Grant Hopkins)

Some notes about these trucks from Grant Hopkins. You could amend a couple of your weight stats on your page, the empty weight of cab and chassis for these without the body or fire equipment is 7050lbs, the gross weight with the body and a full load of fire fighting gear plus water or dry chem is 26000lbs.

Truck, Crash, 3 Ton, 6×6, RCAF Registration 33-683, On display at the Commonwealth Air Training Plan Museum, Brandon, Manitoba (Photo Courtesy of RCAF.info)