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The Walter Motor Truck Company was an American truck manufacturer specializing in heavy duty all wheel drive trucks. The company also built fire apparatus being particularly well known for its aircraft crash trucks.
Truck History: Walter Trucks - Curbside Classic
Oct 8, 2021 · Around the time they were bought by KME the Albany PBS station broadcast a show about the building of a crash truck for the Albany airport. Unfortunately that video is no longer available, but other videos of Walters plowing are on YouTube.
The origins of a hero. - Walter Productions
Walter was originally an airport crash truck manufactured by the now-defunct Walter Motor Truck Company. Commissioned for duty at Luke Air Force Base, Walter’s mission was to stand ready in case of airstrip mishap, dousing fires with his powerful water cannon and flame-retardant foam.
Walter Motor Truck Company - Fire Apparatus Magazine
Apr 5, 2024 · The first Walter crash vehicles, now known as Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) trucks, were built in 1944. In 1949, Walter joined Maxim Motors in Massachusetts to build several crash trucks for the New York Port Authority.
Looking Closely at the Airport’s 1959 Walter Crash Truck
Mar 20, 2016 · Raleigh-Durham International Airport has operated four Walter crash trucks in its day, the first being a 1959 Class 1500 that was acquired some time around 1970. Below is the closest we have to a posed photo of the thing.
Walter Trucks - S. A. McLean, Inc
79 WALTERS NEW SYLE CAB. 4250 MILES. DIESEL, AUTO CAB & CHASSIE. 1961 335 CUMMINGS ALL ORIGINAL WALTERS OWNED BY GE CO.
Walter trucks: The history of the Empire State's specialty truck ...
Jan 1, 2000 · The Walter Company, known for its specialty truck manufacturing in New York State, has been producing crash trucks, snow fighters and specialty trucks since the early 1900s. William Walter, a Swiss Immigrant started as a candy machine manufacturer, developed his company into a successful specialty truck manufacturer.
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1967 Walter, Model RFN Crash Truck - ct-trolley.org
Walter Motor Company, Voorheesville, NY built this model RFN crash truck for Pratt & Whitney Aircraft, East Hartford, CT in 1967. It carries 2000 lbs. of dry chemical for aircraft type fires. The body was built by Yankee Body Company, Los Angeles, CA.
One Truck, Two Trucks, Yellow Trucks & More – Solving a
Jun 29, 2021 · In October 1989, a third crash truck was delivered, a rebuild of a 1970s Walter B1500 by Crash Rescue Equipment Service (CRES). As old-timers tell it, the rig was identical to their 1977 Walter B1500.
Raleigh-Durham Airport Fire-Rescue - History Blog Posts - Legeros
The airport soon had a military surplus 1959 Walter Class 1500 crash truck on the roster, likely obtained around 1970. That probably or certainly raised the airport’s fire rating back to the top. Then in 1973, a new Walter CB300 crash truck was purchased, with further improved the airport’s firefighting capabilities.