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Old 24-11-10, 02:59
Alex Blair (RIP) Alex Blair (RIP) is offline
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Default '37 Dodge 1 ton van..

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A shot of the Churchill bridge, any one care to identify the van, it looks French to me
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It looks like a '37 Dodge one ton van..
The wheels and that big chrome strip down the center of the grill give it away..
Here is a 1/2 ton civilian version.

http://www.autogallery.org.ru/k/d/37...ickup2_NAC.jpg
And another here

http://www.autogallery.org.ru/k/d/37...up_Carsnet.jpg

Check out the wheels and grill on this '36..

http://www.autogallery.org.ru/k/d/36...yl3spd_CCT.jpg

Aussie version here

http://www.autogallery.org.ru/k/da/3..._NormEllis.jpg
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Old 29-12-10, 19:12
Noel Burgess Noel Burgess is offline
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Default Class 50/60 Raft

In the January issue of "Military Machines International" Les Freathy produced a nice article on WW2 tailers - including one of the Class 50/60 raft trailer.

Here's some info from the Trux website: -

The class 5/60 raft was only used, in NW Europe, for the Rhine crossing.
The trailer was sopposed to be towed by a "Tractor 6 ton 4x4" but for the actual crossing they were towed by "Royal Artilery tractors from an AA unit"

Can anyone add to this information?

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Old 02-01-11, 00:13
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OK all the bridging nuts must still have a hoilday hangover - lets see if I can wake them up with these few shots of Polish forces training in Italy (Sikorsky Museum photos from Le March in Guerra site)
first is an FBE boat being "unfolded
Second an FBE Decked Raft with FBE lorry boarding so must be a class 9 raft
Third appears to be an assault boat raft - I didn't know these existed
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Old 02-01-11, 00:29
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Old 02-01-11, 00:32
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Old 03-01-11, 00:58
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Nice pic's Clive,Location looks like the river thames near Dorcherster !
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Old 03-01-11, 02:18
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Magnificent photo's.
Not sure I would like to be on the end of that chainsaw though. I assume it is pnuematic?
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