Aircraft Firefighters School, Stansted, Essex

Aircraft Firefighters School based at Stansted, Essex, where men and women from around the world were trained. Old aircraft were deliberately set ablaze to give crews realistic training opportunities. Seen here is a firefighter inspecting a foam-covered aeroplane (Avro Lincoln B Mk 2 Serial No RF533, used as a flying laboratory after the war) after the flames have been extinguished

Bedford Crews Extinguish Extinguished Extinguishing Foam Inspecting Realistic Rf533 Stansted

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