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One of YHPG’s members Kev Lewis owns a collection of vehicles which are housed at Aeroventure. The vehicles are in various stages of restoration, the details of these are as listed below.

Kev and Paul. Daily maintenance is important to keep the fleet mobile.

Land Rover TACR1, (Truck Airfield Crash Rescue MK1).

Early stages of restoration

Chassis replated

Almost Complete

Registration number 30 AG 43.

This vehicle spent all of its service life at RAF Cranwell from 1973 to 1987.
Following its sale out of service it moved to Castle Coombe racing circuit, then to Kemble from where it was purchased and moved to Aeroventure.

On arrival the vehicle was inspected and it was found to need heavy engineering work to the chassis, engine and bodywork. The fire pump was found to have a broken main bearing necessitating in the manufacture of a replacement which it is hoped will work successfully when testing is possible. Although now visually complete work is still ongoing.

Land Rover Ambulance Crash Rescue, Series 2A.

A little work needed in the cab!

Restored Interior

Completed Ambulance

Registration number 93 AA 13.

One of approximately 78 four stretcher crash rescue ambulance’s built for the RAF, this example was built in 1967. There are detail differences which distinguish RAF examples from those used by the Army, the main one being the crash bars as fitted also to the TACR1’s. These crash bars enabled fast entry to airfield area’s through ‘crash gates’ if the need necessitated its use.

After passing through the hands of 14 different owners it necessitated a long overhaul to enable it to take to the road again. Some detail work is still required.

Dockyard ‘Matey’ Facilities Vehicle.

Before restoration earning it's keep

Restored vehicle showing its strength

Fully restored

Registration number 80 RN 71

One of a series of vehicles built by FMW Engineering, Verwood, Hampshire during the 1960’s & 70’s for use around Royal Naval dockyard’s and other shore facilities. It is not currently known at which bases it served (if you have any information relating to this or any of the other vehicles please get in touch).

It is powered by a Ford 1300cc cross flow petrol engine and can carry two tons on the load bed. It is capable of towing four tons and having been modified to have a tow bar both front and back it is ideal for towing ground equipment and helicopters around the museum (it has even been used to move the Wessex!).

On arrival it was put straight to work assisting in moving materials when work was underway on YHPG’s workshop building. Since then it has been fully restored and is always to be seen hard at work around the museum site.

Gomba Stonefield Airfield Fire Unit.

Above and Right : Awaiting restoration. Left : Richard working on the engine rebuild.

Registration number AY 552.

The date of building is not yet known. It served at Guernsey Airport before moving onto Alderney Airport in the Channel Islands. It was during the period at Alderney that it suffered a gearbox technical problem and whilst the gearbox was away for repair that the CAA brought in the all wheel drive regulation for all airport fire vehicles. As this is a 6 x 4 it was instantly declared obsolete and put up for sale.

This is a vary rare vehicle but it is intended to undertake a full restoration / rebuild to enable it to be put into service at the museum to support our helicopter’s. The restoration has already started, a replacement windscreen has been produced to make the cab watertight and the engine has been removed for a full rebuild. If anyone has any information relating to this vehicle or others of its type, again please get in touch.