[quote name='mnsand' post='131728' date='Jul 21 2007, 16:18 ']Here is one of the highlights from my SW Virginia trip.
Ladder 1 at Pennington Gap is this 1979 Ward LaFrance 100' with serial number 80.1641.
The information provided to me that this was once a US Navy ladder assigned in the Tidewater area of Virginia. Can anyone provide additional information?
My understanding is that Holly Grove, Virginia also had a similar WLF ladder truck that they rehabed, which I have a photo of in my collection. I have the serial number on that truck as 80.1639.
This one was a "close call" in terms of getting photos. The gentleman tried quite some time to get this started and I was beginning to think that I would leave Pennington Gap without photos of the ladder because this is tucked away at the rear portion of the station. However, he came through, although there was quite a bit of exhaust in the station once this WLF started up. You can still somewhat see the exhaust coming out in the photo. It was not going away.
Mike Sanders
Ashburn, VA
Mike, The U.S. Navy purchased 4 of these Ward LaFrance Rearmounts in 1979. One was assigned to the Naval Shipyard in Norfolk. A photo of the Norfolk unit appears on page 145 in the book "Navy and Marine Corps Fire Apparatus 1836-2000 Photo Gallery" by William Killen. It can be easily identified by the different grill between the headlights.
Pete Muller[/quote]
Ladder 1 at Pennington Gap is this 1979 Ward LaFrance 100' with serial number 80.1641.
The information provided to me that this was once a US Navy ladder assigned in the Tidewater area of Virginia. Can anyone provide additional information?
My understanding is that Holly Grove, Virginia also had a similar WLF ladder truck that they rehabed, which I have a photo of in my collection. I have the serial number on that truck as 80.1639.
This one was a "close call" in terms of getting photos. The gentleman tried quite some time to get this started and I was beginning to think that I would leave Pennington Gap without photos of the ladder because this is tucked away at the rear portion of the station. However, he came through, although there was quite a bit of exhaust in the station once this WLF started up. You can still somewhat see the exhaust coming out in the photo. It was not going away.
Mike Sanders
Ashburn, VA
Mike, The U.S. Navy purchased 4 of these Ward LaFrance Rearmounts in 1979. One was assigned to the Naval Shipyard in Norfolk. A photo of the Norfolk unit appears on page 145 in the book "Navy and Marine Corps Fire Apparatus 1836-2000 Photo Gallery" by William Killen. It can be easily identified by the different grill between the headlights.
Pete Muller[/quote]
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