OXFORD DIECAST 1/76 FORD/FORDSON WOT1 CRASH TENDER RAF BOMBER COMMAND 76WOT003

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Rails of Sheffield\n--Learn more about us \n--Shipping \n--Returns \n--Feedback \n--Contact Us \n--Payment Methods\nOxford Diecast 76WOT003 76WOT003 Ford WOT 1 Crash Tender RAF Bomber Command\n\nThe Fordson Crash Tender vehicle was manufactured at the Ford Dagenham plant from 1940 when the plant\u2019s normal civilian vehicle production line was taken over for the manufacture of military vehicles. The WOT 1 was introduced for a variety of uses during World War II when it carried searchlights, barrage balloons and froth fire extinguishers. It was the mainstay of the RAF\u2019s fire-fighting equipment at fighter and bomber bases during the War as well as afterwards. Its capacity was 300 gallons of water and 65 gallons of foam and was built to carry four crew members.\nThis release on the Fordson WOT1 (War Office Type 1) major crash tender is RAF Bomber Command whose vehicle is decorated in the traditional RAF blue-grey and features a contrasting bright yellow upper section on the foam d