Tank AA, 20 mm Quad, Skink

[Roger Lucy]

The vehicle sent to the UK in August 1944, was mounted on Grizzly chassis number 62-727. The second completed Skink, on chassis 62-728, was going to be sent shortly after, with the UK owning the turrets and Canada the chassis. In the end it was not sent and on 2 August, 1945 to clear the books, Canada assumed title for 62-728 in its entirity while 62-727 was transferred to the UK account. I would guess it was eventully scrapped or ended up as a hard target on Salisbury Plain.

Of the vehicles in Canada Vehicle 62-728 was sent to Vehicle Proving Ground East, Ottawa in September, 1945 for tests on its Polsten feed mechanism. The one other completed Skink (chassis number unknown) had its Hispano Suiza mounted turret swapped for a Posten turret and was sent to Borden for training and evaluation about the same time. The eight completed turrets went into long term storage at Longue Pointe Ordnance Depot, and last mention I have found of them is in 1947.