E. Morse - With regard to foam landings; I remember when serving at RAF Manston in 1979-1982 that Manston and Leeming were the only two UK Airfields equipped to provide a carpet of foam in various formats to cater for say nosewheel failure or starboard main gear failure etc and the foam was sprayed out of a couple of huge tanker type vehicles - not from the fire vehicles themselves.. Then apparently about 1981 (I think) when these tankers were up for replacing - they decided that the expense was too great for more a psychological beneficial effect than actual fire prevention. The rumour around at the time was that the foam used was very corrosive on the tankers and there were also worries about this substance getting into the local water courses etc.. apparently after their withdrawal the nearest "Foam facility" was Paris CDG - not sure if it's still available.
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