Canadian radar tracking - Fort Bliss 1947 set 1/2

[alamotex]

David The British radar you describe is very likely Radar FA No1 Mk1 or Mk 2 which was based on the coast artillery Radar CA No 1 Mk 4 and was developed at the end of the war for ground observation and mortar location. They were mounted on heavily overloaded US Army half-track vehicles which led to suspension failures. Refer to article "Radar in the Service of the Royal Artillery" by Lt Col David Wilcox. Counter mortar radar trials were carried out at RCA Camp Shilo, Man, in the late 1950's and the Winnipeg half track may have been part of those trials before being sold as surplus.

Brian

[David Dunlop]

Brian.

That is an interesting bit of local military history. Thanks.

For what it is worth, at the same time that radar half-track was languishing at Princess, there were four other Autocar and Diamond T half-tracks sitting a few yards away, all with the rear body armour removed. Origional rear floors all still there and all with Brandon Construction Company stencilled on the doors. Probably all came out of Shilo around the same time.

David