Blitz Nozzles

[captaindewey50267021@gm]

The Fireboat Monitor Johnny shows in his entry above is, I think a MacEntire Monitor. Originally this one or similar one was mounted on the cab of the Tender of the Mack Super Pumper. Later the Tender of the Super Pumper cab had the Macintyre monitor removed and replaced with a very large Stang "Inteligiant' monitor, that produced less nozzle reaction. I always heard the story that the monitor removed from the S.P. Tender cab was then placed on the Bow of the Fireboat Firefighter 1 = Marine Co. 9. Captain Bob Rainey FDNY Engine 26 retired

 

[seniorofficer]

The Fireboat Monitor Johnny shows in his entry above is, I think a MacEntire Monitor. Originally this one or similar one was mounted on the cab of the Tender of the Mack Super Pumper. Later the Tender of the Super Pumper cab had the Macintyre monitor removed and replaced with a very large Stang "Inteligiant' monitor, that produced less nozzle reaction. I always heard the story that the monitor removed from the S.P. Tender cab was then placed on the Bow of the Fireboat Firefighter 1 = Marine Co. 9. Captain Bob Rainey FDNY Engine 26 retired.

Judging by the "raincoat" the brother was wearing in the photo, and the lack of Bourke Eyeshields on his helmet, that would tell me that that Big Mac monitor was already the bow monitor on the Firefighter, which could possibly be prebirth of the Superpumper System which went into service around 1965. We already had turnouts with yellow stripes and a slightly shorter length.. Could the one from the Tender possible have been installed on the bow of the McKeon or the Wagner?