....I thought your question got answered here....perhaps I'm wrong
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That airport would be under federal jurisdiction, if it still has air traffic. If that is the case, the feds would have to get involved.....lots of luck with that. If there is no air traffic, then its anybody's bet....irregardless, its going to cost you some disposable income that apparently you don...

Blue Valley Public Safety (here in the Mid West) might take them, Purple Wave auctions, private auctions, sold for scrap, given away, sold to private parties, rehabbed for use by other cities........

The oldest installed unit is T75, which is currently in service in Wichita, Kansas. Whichta's Thunderbolts are still in service :o ??? I thought that Sedgwick Co. (Wichita) got a new system 10 -15 years ago. I was just there today (North side of town). Where is T75 located ....I get down to Wichita...

...No apologies needed... I can recall my late Father ,at one time, telling about the warning system at Forbes. He was stationed there in the late 50's - early 60's. He spoke of the sirens, but didn't elaborate on what he remembered them looking like. This conversation took place many years ago, pre...

....I never implied that they where the oldest....at least I provide actual dates. Topeka and Shawnee county have a storied history in regards to the Thunderbolts as well as the other sirens that where active thru out the city and county thru out the last 65- 70 years. Topeka was home to Forbes Air ...

...Presently,there is one one here in Topeka that went in service early 1967 and 1 more that predates that one 5 to 10 years atop the old Southwestern Bell bldg..

For the longest time , I have been trying to figure out who made the vehicle siren that was used pretty much exclusively in movies and television in the 1970's. The sound was a very distinct wail and yelp combined together. The Federal Signal PA 300 Interceptor, which I own, has both wail and yelp b...

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Fri Nov 17, 2023 12:25 am

Looks like a B&M siren of some sorts, it seems to me that the original motor burned out and as such they either took a rotor off and slapped a pully there to keep the siren working.

....I dunno, that top picture looks a bit squirrely if you ask me.

Blue Valley is installing a new siren along the East side of 75 Hwy. between the Sac and Fox Casino to the South and the Sac and Fox Truck Stop to the North just South of the access road to both the casino and truck stop. https://images15.fotki.com/v1685/photos/0/3714830/13988633/KIMG0252-vi.jpg Thi...