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Re: Vintage siren photos thread

Fri Apr 12, 2024 1:27 am

Thunderbolt at the Tipp City FD in Tipp City, Ohio, circa 1980.
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Fedelcode on the roof of the old Willard City Hall in Willard, Ohio, circa December 1941.
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Thunderbolt at the same location in Willard, Ohio. Photo was taken in the 1970's, exact date unknown.
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Re: Vintage siren photos thread

Sat Apr 13, 2024 4:20 am

Mystery siren on the water tower in Arlington, South Dakota, circa May 1980. It's still there today, albeit inactive and missing the shroud.
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What appears to be a Fedelcode or an early Model 2 at the FD in Erwin, South Dakota, circa 1984.
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2001-SRN in Egan, South Dakota, circa 1998. Not exactly vintage, but including it anyways.
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Re: Vintage siren photos thread

Sun Apr 14, 2024 6:14 am

Model 5/7 in Dell Rapids, South Dakota, circa 1969. Was removed sometime after 2008.
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XT22 in Lyons, South Dakota, circa 1985.
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3T22 in Valley Springs, South Dakota, circa 1998.
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Re: Vintage siren photos thread

Mon Apr 29, 2024 8:05 pm

I found some old pictures on the CADL archive of what appears to be Big Bertha? I think I might have stumbled upon another picture of it.



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Re: Vintage siren photos thread

Wed May 29, 2024 6:58 pm

Today I remembered this thread existed. Here's some various vintage photos I've found from Facebook posts at various air force and radar installations across the US, Canada, and Thailand.
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CFS Holberg, British Columbia, Canada. Only Thunderbolt known to be on Vancouver Island
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Phitsanulok RTAFB in Thailand. FS Model 5(T?), C3
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CFS Alsask, Saskatchewan, Canada. Model 5, of the C2 size.
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CFS Lac St. Denis, Quebec, Canada. Model 5, C3 size. One of 2 sirens that were located on site.
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CFS Moosonee, Ontario, Canada. It looms slightly out of frame on the left hand side of this picture.
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CFS Lowther, Ontario, Canada. Spot the siren!
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Kume Shima AFB in Japan, at the radar domes. Notice something on that tower?
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Bucks Harbor AFS in Maine. Genuinely surprised how the housing went missing.

There's several more photos of which ARS wouldn't let me post (due to how the files were formatted) but if you want wish to see more, they're available on this work in progress map:
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