Page 5. SD Enthusiasts' Club Newsletter - Winter 2011.
AIRPORT CRASH TENDERS.
When Ken Reid from St. Andrews kindly sent me a list of his photos of SD's it gave me a list of the locations for some of the Shelvoke SPV airport crash tenders.
A 1974 version with Carmichael equipment was at B Ae Filton Reg. No. YBM 867 M Also with Carmichael equipment was Q 45 FDF built in 1976 which was orginally at Cardiff, then moved to Carlisle before moving once more to Staverton in Gloucestershire. Also from 1976 was Leeds-Bradford's TUA 743 R equipped by Carmichael. East Midlands airport had two Shelvoke/Carmichaels a 1977 version Reg. No. GWP 198 S and an un-registered 1978 tender. B Ae Dunsford's Shelvoke/Carmichael Reg. No. EGO 852 T originated from 1978. Blackpool airport had a 1981 tender with Carmichael equipment Reg. No. FCK 820 W.
Humberside airport's SAG 845 W from 1981 is the sole example with Angloco equipment.
It is also known that Shelvoke crash tenders operated from the Isle of Man airport and at Unst in the Shetland Islands the crash tender shown above was stationed.
Jake Saunders sent in this photo of a crash tender on test. Can anyone add to the list of locations given above?