Egypt / LRDG Patrol Truck Wreck

[Kuno]

...I was very lucky that I took the chance to visit Egypt and Tunisia in autumn last year...

[gjamo]

Maybe its a good time for a clandestine border raid while they are all buzy throwing rocks at each other. I'll hold the gate open for you all when you get back.
Graeme

[paul Lincoln]

Been speaking to the son of Y patrol veteran and he is certain that Kuno's Ford is the same one that the oil workers pulled out. He says that there were nearly 200 Army Forms on board and he has now identified about 150 as LRDG men. Hope to get a couple of photos posted.

[Mark Mackenzie]

Paul,

That is exciting news. Were the photos in colour or B/W?

Cheers,
Mark

[gazzaw]

Excellent stuff Kuno, Paul et al. Keep up the good work

Gary

[Marc Montgomery]

wow how intriquing. i wonder how many times the truck has been buried and unburied over the years by the sand?

i seem to recall a ww2 truckwas located and recovered by the egyptian or Libyan (?) military a few years ago (10?) and was put on display.
I think it was a cmp but cannot remember.

-I believe the story was that they theorized it was a supply truck that got lost in the desert.. lots of empty food cartons lying around it.. possibly two men aboard- lost/died in the desert? the sands blew over it and covered it for decades till the sands blew off it. Allegedly in perfect condition

I also seem to recall they claimed they put a new battery and fuel in and were able to drive it out (although frankly I kinda doubt that) I also remember seeing photos of it on display but cannot locate them now.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/45052443@N00/5227780594/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/45052443@N00/5227185397/

http://www.flickr.com/photos/45052443@N00/5187665689/

[Ken Hughes]

Yes Mark the Cmp was a ford and is the one on display at Al Elimain museum on a plinth
I think it was repainted,and that it was the French who found it.
Some where i have the news paper clipping on it.
I wonder what else lies buried in the sand?.