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Fort Worth had an ACA Howler?

Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2018 4:01 pm
by nvanw27
I found this on the Civil defence Museum. I apologize if this has been posted here before but this BLEW. MY. MIND.

http://www.civildefensemuseum.com/siren ... ee/61C.JPG

Re: Fort Worth had an ACA Howler?

Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2018 5:50 pm
by Brendan W
Evidently they did. At least three according to Jared.

Re: Fort Worth had an ACA Howler?

Posted: Fri Jun 01, 2018 7:10 pm
by Model L
the Macon GA one is in a collectors hands now, right?

Re: Fort Worth had an ACA Howler?

Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2018 7:57 pm
by carexpertandy
They had several, not just that one.

Re: Fort Worth had an ACA Howler?

Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2018 10:41 pm
by Avery@205
We have what i think is the last one out there, in Cologne, MN

Re: Fort Worth had an ACA Howler?

Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2018 4:12 pm
by Travis
The Howler operated off the Screamer platform, so it was a bit smaller and also used a different rotational drive system. I think these were prone to belt drive issues, and the product wasn't offered for very long.

Re: Fort Worth had an ACA Howler?

Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2018 6:27 pm
by Model L
yeah. they had similar issues to the finback vortexes and IIRC thunderbolts(?)

Re: Fort Worth had an ACA Howler?

Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2018 7:05 pm
by Tyler
Model L wrote:
Mon Jun 04, 2018 6:27 pm
yeah. they had similar issues to the finback vortexes and IIRC thunderbolts(?)
What?

Re: Fort Worth had an ACA Howler?

Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2018 10:47 pm
by Brendan W
There too was one in Norwood Young America, MN but it was replaced with a T-Beam.

Re: Fort Worth had an ACA Howler?

Posted: Sun Jul 26, 2020 5:36 pm
by Sirensofsouthdakota
Avery@205 wrote:
Sun Jun 03, 2018 10:41 pm
We have what i think is the last one out there, in Cologne, MN
Bump: there is another in Hamburg MN not to far from Cologne.