1ST aerial ladder truck for Bel Air VFD in Harford County was this 1951 Maxim 85' aerial which was purchased around 1970 from an unknown PA dept. (Hello, Howie!?). It served Bel Air until 1976, and was then sold to Quarryville,PA., where it ran until 1992.
Photo from collection of John Floyd, original photographer unknown
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Dr. Stinebaugh,
Ask and you shall receive. Some of the following info was supplied by Al Powell:
1952 Maxim, semi-cab, 85 ft steel mid-mount ladder. It was purchased used in 1976 by the Quarryville Fire company (Lancaster County) for $25,000 from the Bel Air Fire Company of Maryland. Bel Air had purchased it used in 1971 from the Independent #2 Fire Company of Jenkintown (Montgomery County). Bel Air had installed a diesel engine while it was in their possession. Quarryville sold it in 1993 to a Amish barn painter from Gettysburg.
Bruce
Photo from collection of John Floyd, original photographer unknown
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Dr. Stinebaugh,
Ask and you shall receive. Some of the following info was supplied by Al Powell:
1952 Maxim, semi-cab, 85 ft steel mid-mount ladder. It was purchased used in 1976 by the Quarryville Fire company (Lancaster County) for $25,000 from the Bel Air Fire Company of Maryland. Bel Air had purchased it used in 1971 from the Independent #2 Fire Company of Jenkintown (Montgomery County). Bel Air had installed a diesel engine while it was in their possession. Quarryville sold it in 1993 to a Amish barn painter from Gettysburg.
Bruce
Bruce W. Anderson
Historian
Southeastern PA Region
Historian
Southeastern PA Region
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