DUKWs & LARCs Floods

Lionelgee · #1 01-02-13, 11:25

Hello All,

With the recent floods in Queensland Australia some restored DUKWs would have been a valuable thing to have on hand.

Is there a separate DUKWs & LARCs thread? If not you DUKWs blokes have been very quiet of late - what is happening with your restoration projects? Are there any post WWII LARC restorers on MLU?

I live in Bundaberg and just north of me is a business located at The Town of 1770 which operates LARC tours. http://www.1770larctours.com.au

Kind Regards
Lionel

Luke R · #2 01-02-13, 11:48

I know that a number of army DUKWs were put to use in the 1956 floods in Wentworth, but the grey ferguson tractors seem to take the fame from that flood.
Worth looking up the story if you are a fan of the little fergies.

Luke

Scrivo18 · #3 01-02-13, 23:37

Hi Lionel

When Kerang was under threat from the floods 2 years ago I used my Dukw on several occassions, moving people, food water and sand bags.

Also assisted the police with a search & rescue opperation for a missing lady.. She was found alive and well

Once the local SES realised what an asset it was I was basically on 24/7 call out and slept in there shed most nights so that if we were needed there was no delay.

I have a pic some where of the Dukw on a WW2 Bailey bridge that was set up...

People were amazed at what it could do, and every journo in town wanted to go for a ride

Tim

jack neville · #4 02-02-13, 09:11

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Originally Posted by Dianaa

And today's Australian Army no longer has that capability. All they have is a few pontoon boats and some rubber duckies.

But they do have some very handy helicopters !

easo · #5 03-02-13, 10:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dianaa

And today's Australian Army no longer has that capability. All they have is a few pontoon boats and some rubber duckies.

The ASLAV would be the answer for today, did a lot of work in the Kathrine 1998 floods. I think it was 98 anyway.

I would like to see ADF used more in our frequent natural disasters, its a shame to see so many willing men and women ready to do the work but held back. Imagen if every Army chopper had a fire bucket in its CES.

Easo