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Originally Posted by rob love
I don't see the hole in the floor at the front beneath the co-dvrs feet either, which would indicate a mk2 hull.
Are you saying that the Cdn factory installed mk1 armor and stowage onto mk2 lower hulls? I have seen a mk1 carrier that overlapped mk2 production, and other than the large "FORD" plate behind the driver's head, the rest of the hulll was typical mk1.
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Firstly Rob when I cut and pasted the comments about identifying marks it was only your quote that came up and I was referring to everyone's comments. So it wasn't just aimed at your comment Rob and apologies if it seemed like I was getting at you, not my intention (or anyone else).
I have no hard evidence/documentation that says anything about the hole you talk about beneath the co-dvrs feet being only on MkII hulls. I presume you refer to the commanders/gunners position? So I can't answer your next question. My intention was not to bring anyone to task, but merely to rein back folks obvious enthusiasm, just a wee bit, for fixing a mark on a carrier, just trying to share my knowledge that's all. If I can give you one example of a similar sort of thing. When I entered the world of carriers people were identifying Canadian made carriers by their distinctively shaped headlamps. Subsequently the British made Carriers were therefore identified by the conventional cone shaped lamps. Seemed a reasonable method. However I discovered documentation that showed Canada ordered the cone shaped lamps to put onto carriers they were building! So that particular method of identification was no longer accurate.
In the big picture does it matter? As long as we share our knowledge then we all are more accurate and better informed. For my part I am just pleased you all are as interested in these wee machines as I am and I hope the information in my books has helped with that. You all are still coming up with details, parts, pictures that are new and unanswered which is great.
So that's where I am coming from. Desperate to learn as much as I can about these vehicles which is what is so good about this forum, the way information is given.
The one difficult area I have come across and hope my books would help sort are the carriers I have come across in museums which are labelled incorrectly.
I suppose time will fix this as those in charge become better informed! No names so don't ask!!!!
Nigel
"The noise of the tracks slapping against the underside of the mudguard, the smell of the engine fumes burning your nostrils, the clouds of dust making your eyes stream, and the fear. What could be nicer as your carrier speeds over the ground?"..................."Everything!"