The first of 18 of these Rosenbauer Panther ULFVs entered service at Perth Airport in March 2005. The vehicles are built by Rosenbauer in the USA to Airservices Australia specifications at a cost of A$1.1 million per vehicle. The first vehicles were delivered in a traditional red colour scheme, but later vehicles will be delivered in a high-visibility yellow-green colour.

These 10 m long, 30-tonne vehicles can deliver 5700 litres of foam per minute and can throw foam in excess of 80 metres from its roof-mounted monitor. These vehicles have a top speed of 120 km/h.

The photo above shows a brand-new Panther outside the Airport Fire Station at Avalon on 17 March 2007. The following day it was put on display at the Australian International Airshow.

(Photos: Phil Vabre/CAHS collection)

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