Singapore April 1941

[m606paz]

Hanno









See this link Hanno http://www.google.com.ar/images?hl=e...w=1280&bih=709

Cheers

[Keith Webb]

Here's one of a Wirraway

[Keith Webb]

This one is printed backwards as are at least one of the others I've seen. It has an interesting history:

Pilot FLTLT John Christopher Ramshaw 552 (KIA)
Co-Pilot FLGOFF Donald Alexander Dowi (POW)
WAG SGT Garet Sidney White, 407309 (KIA)
WAG SGT Jeffrey Cyril Coldrey, 3382 (KIA)
Shot Down December 8, 1941

Aircraft History
This Hudson spotted the Japanese invasion convoy approaching northern Malay on December 6, 1941.

Mission History
When the Japanese landed at Kota Bharu, this Hudson attacked in the early hours of December 8, 1941. Two Hudson were lost, becoming the first Australians aircraft shot down during the Pacific war, and first Australians killed in the Pacific. Only one crew member survived, but was taken POW and spent the duration of the war in Singapore.

Display
One engine is on display at Australian War Memorial in Bradbury Aircraft Hall (as part of the Air Power in the Pacific 1941-63 exhibits). The engine (with bent props) was trawled off the seabed of Kota Bharu in 1976 and returned to Australia the following year.

Link

[Keith Webb]

Here it is flipped.

[David_Hayward (RIP)]

http://infopedia.nl.sg/articles/SIP_...007-11-05.html

I am not sure about a GM plant .... there must have been a dealer but all weere probably sourced from GM in Batavia, NEI.

[m606paz]

Anothers pics , but IN COLOR!!!

[Mike Cecil]

Gents,

Now I know this thread has been dormant for a while, but some additional info that might be of interest. A couple of images show Australian Chevrolet Modified Conventional vehicles with visible Australian Imperial Force (AIF)registrations.

AIF-V-5202 is a Chev 15cwt GS 'van'. The arms visible in this pic are a 'Rifle,.303 inch,No.1 Mk.3*' (a model of SMLE) mounted on the bicycle, and poking out from the rear canopy is a Light Machine Gun, .303 inch, BREN Mk.1. The Mk.1 had a very distinctive barrel, whereas the later Mk.2 and Mk.3 (and the Mk.1/1) had the shorter barrel and fabricated flash eliminator.

AIF-L-9638 and AIF-L-9043 are both 'Lorry, 3 ton, GS'. Both are, of course, Chevrolets (as are the rest in the line).

The 15cwt van was issued in Sydney, and the two 3 tonners were issued in Melbourne. They were all issued at about the same time (28 Jan 1941, and 22 January 1941 respectively) and all carried to Malaya aboard the same ship, the Montferland. Needless to say, they became the property of the Imperial Japanese Army just a year later!

These are a great set of images: thanks for putting them up on the site.

Mike C