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18-02-11, 04:49
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I was with NZ workshops in Singapore from May 75 to 77 . One of the locals with the workshop had worked for the Brits before the war and for the Japanese during their occupation (he told me about removing a white hand from the track gear of a tank) He worked for the Brits again after the war, then the Austrtalians, and then the Kiwi's. I think the Aussies pulled out in 74, and the Brits closed their workshop, (in Kangor) and left maybe late 75 or early 76. while I was there.
The whole point of this is that one or more of those locals, could have worked with or for me.
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Great pictures, again!
Thanks, Hanno
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18-02-11, 09:46
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Yes they are Hanno. Who can I.D. the truck chassis with the wooden boxes. The brake and clutch pedals tell me they are Fords of some sort. If I remember correctly, the Japanese signed the surrender at the head office of the Ford motor company, which may not have been very far from where that photo was taken.
Is that a P14 on the bike? Look at the smiles on the faces of those guys in the last picture. They didnt know what was to come. You have to wonder how they fared.
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They are Fords indeed. Look at the flathead V8's and the stencilling on the wooden boxes. They are right-hand drive and have tyres with off-road tread, so most likely for local military customers. Looks like 1½ Ton Truck 134" w.b. chassis/cabs delivered as assembled chassis plus drive lines - note the engine crated on the chassis! I cannot see cowls or cabs, but often cargo bodywork and details would be of local manufacture. Hanno Quote:
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18-02-11, 16:08
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Quite happy to stumble to this thread. As part of a scale modeling Airfix group build aiming to replicate Kallang Airport (in Singapore) as appeared in 1941; I've been tasked to build some ground support vehicles and air defense weapons. Trying to gather as much info as I can before starting, so hopefully someone might be able help:
I. Bren Carriers - judging from the photos in the thread (and the timeline of 1941); would it be safe to assume that there were only Universal Carrier No. 1 Mk 1 in Singapore 1941? Also, knowing that the Mk 1 were not manufactured towing attachements, would it possible that they were field modified to tow equipment? we wanted to show it towing a 40mm bofors anti-aircraft gun. Also - I'm assuming they were painted Middle Bronze Green (Khaki Green No.3), or was there evidence to the contrary? II. Bofors gun - did they have them in Singapore? Would they have been painted in Middle Bronze Green (Khaki Green No.3) as well? III. David Brown Tractor - did the RAF have these in Singapore 1941? would they have painted in the RAF Blue-Grey colour along with the bomb trolleys? Would it be accurate to have a yellow hood painted as well like in this photo:  IMHO, the tractor in the photo seems to be a later model tractor and obviously the photo is post WW2 as evidenced by the jet fighter in the background.
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