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Originally posted by Col Tigwell
The story is correct, and I had seen the vechicle personally.
We also were loaned the much later model when we were operating out of Vung Tau, on operation wintergrip.
When we went to return the vehicle the yank said no way, we wrote it off, I am not bringing it back on charge.
"Our Jeep" at least retained its US markings as this one does appear to have.
We were going to bring it back on the last C130 uplift, and use it on the flight line at Richmond.
Boss was flying the airplane and said no way.
Shortly after that the RAAF issued an instruction that no foriegn vehicles were to be brought back
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Great to hear something from someone who was there. I spoke to Mike Cecil and he basically confirmed this:
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(1) not an Australian issue item: note USA number on bonnet (hood) with 'RAAF' stencilled above: this is NOT an RAAF number.
(2) not OFFICIALLY used by RAAF.
(3) 'acquired' by various means not necessarily legal, and a few used by Army and RAAF, also CJ3B similarly 'acquired'.
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