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    Military Fire Trucks

    Funny we are talking about the MB2, yesterday, I was moving some old paper work and found the photo of the one that was at White Owl parts company years ago. One of the few, Frank USMC RET
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    Military Fire Trucks

    Mike I just reread your post, yes, it was a M56 chassie, but once the crash truck body was put on it, it became a MB2. One of the few, Frank USMC RET
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    Military Fire Trucks

    That truck is a Navy/Marine MB2 crash truck. They are very rare. I have only seen one in my life and it was at White Owl parts company back in the early 1980s. It was just a stripped out body, they ended up crushing it. On the one in the photos, it is missing it's doors, and it is missing the...
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    Military Fire Trucks

    sixgun I have 3 internationals here, one is a M2-4 with winch, the other two are FFN-3s. Both FFN-3s are winch models. Cool part is, under the windshield frame on the 1944 FFN-3 is stenciled WMSG-27, that Marine squidron is still active and I was with it most of my time in the Marines. One of...
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    Military Fire Trucks

    I drove one for a year at MCAS Cherry Point! Great truck! My truck was the "52". Sorry, long day, I will write more tomorrow, thanks for showing the photo, had some great Marines on my crew. One of the few, Frank USMC RET
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    Military Fire Trucks

    Mike On the last page you asked if any one knew what the first three trucks were. The first two are Marine/Navy FFN-3s. One of the few, Frank USMC RET
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    Military Fire Trucks

    Boomer I got the one a couple of weeks ago, but I could not answer it because I lost all my PMs. I also got the one today. I replyed back to you today, so what ever you asked before, just ask again.Take care. One of the few, Frank USMC RET
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    Military Fire Trucks

    On the WWII Marine/Navy crash trucks. I spent most of my time in the Marines in Crash Crew. At one time I had 3 WWII Marine fire trucks here, now, I am down to 2. Ok, lets correct some of the stuff in the above post. The Marine /Navy crash truck on the 1 1/2 ton 4x4 chassie (M3-4) was called a...
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    Military Fire Trucks

    RE: (Work) Horse of a different color Both... I was in Crash Crew for most of my 20 years in the Marines. Air station crash trucks were red, and deployable ones were green. I have early Viet Nam photos, and the crash trucks were red in the photos. One of my fire trucks (a 1944 FFN-3...
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    Military Fire Trucks

    If you ever make it up the road to North Carolina, stop in. I have 3 military fire trucks, plus military fire extengusers, to include a Pre WWII flight line extenguser. I spent 16 of my 20 years in Crash fire rescue in the Marines. I am trying to get one of my fire trucks up and restored now for...
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