Here’s my most recent submission: An FS Thunderbolt 1000BT? at Dale Roy School (1256 Center Street) in Ashland, Ohio.
I saw a break in the overcast weather when the sun came out for less than 5 minutes and grabbed my camera and started shooting pictures. This one was one of my favorites. The school was built in 1954 and this Thunderbolt looks to have been added in the early 70’s?? (the decal sticker was the FS Thunderbolt type although the data plate tag featured the circle F logo, so this one’s probably a late A-series model) likely to give the school warning in case of a Soviet attack. Nowadays it’s part of the Ashland County tornado siren system which is comprised of mostly older Federal sirens (although Ashland has one Darley Champion that may be active), and is tested on the first Wednesday of every month at noon. I left at 9:30 am from the metro area to make the hour drive down here on time (there was construction on the highway so I left early expecting some delays), and got here in time. Hearing my first 1000T sure was awesome and it was on Chopper Level 3 (I’ve only heard a Jailbar single toned Federal Enterprises 1000 on a 6M blower before so this was quite the experience). I took more pictures than this one, which I’ll add later as they’re on my computer as I’m on my iPhone at the moment.

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Ashland, OH FS Thunderbolt 1000T