Middletown (CT) firefighters are raising funds to restore a 1930 American LaFrance tiller aerial to its former glory when it was in service with the department decades ago, according to a report published by Fox 61.
The aerial, which was in service with the Middletown Fire Department from when it was new in 1930 until it was taken out of service in 1963, was found in a lot in Binghamton, NY, the report said.
A group of retired firefighters and their friends arranged have the tiller aerial returned to Middletown and are now working to raise about $100,000 to have it restored, according to Fox 61.
The public will have chance to see the apparatus while it’s parked in front of the Main Street fire station during the annual Memorial Day parade, the report said, adding that although the aerial does run and drive, it needs work before it is roadworthy.
