Albion 3-Point Fueller
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The nomenclature, "3-point fueller," was probably official RAF language when they acquired this 1934 truck from the Albion factory, but if you haven't before, now is a great time for you to learn the more common British usage for a fuel truck: "petrol bowser".
The Albion 463 was a 30 cwt or 1.5-ton 4x2 truck originally designed for civilian uses. The AM designation referred to 463s ordered by the Air Ministry. Some were fitted out as ambulances or for other duties.
The RAF owned more than 400 Albion AM463 bowsers in 1939. Some were lost in the evacuation from France in 1940, but the Albions in England played a key role in the Battle of Britain, servicing as many as three fighters simultaneously with their unusual array of overhead booms.
An AM463 carried only 350 gal of avgas. It was powered by a 4,427 cc gas engine developing 65 hp. By mid-war, the surviving Albions had mostly been replaced by newer, bigger trucks. The overhead boom arrangement remained in service on some later bowsers.
