M113 Lynx photos needed for book project

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by Douglas Greville

Ok, you've got me, what is an M-113 Queen Mary?

Think it may have been a Command Post version.

[Douglas Greville]

Richard

Thanks. First time I have ever heard they had a name, perhaps it is a Canadian only thing?
A Lynx and one of those would be polar opposites I should think. Lynx 8 ton, M577 are around 12 ton IIRC.

Regards
Doug

[Mike Cecil]

I seem to remember the Aust trials were the Lynx, M114 and the in-service recon vehicle, the Daimler Ferret Mk.2 as the 'comparator'. From memory, the 'flip' referred to by Doug was during the tropical trials at Tully, and the sinking was in Ubanangee Swamp, also during the tropical trials in Queensland.

After determining that neither of the tracked vehicles would be acceptable, the Aust Army later opted for the M113A1 equipped with the T50(Aust) turret, which was already in service as the APC. The recon version of the M113A1 was called the Light Recon Vehicle (LRV), the difference when first introduced being the APC was equipped with 2 x .30 cal MGs, while the LRV had the .30/.50 combination. Soon after, the .30/.50 combination became the standard for both vehicles.

Mike C

[Peter Duggan]

Doug,

The Fort McMurray Legion does not have a Lynx. They do have a Chieftain, on loan from Jack Cross.

Peter

[Douglas Greville]

Peter

Thanks for that.

Just goes to show you can't believe what you read on the internet, even from those who profess to have documented the locations of preserved AFVs, which is the case for Ft McMurray.

Just to be sure, have you been there/live there and had a look?

What also confuses things, is that sometimes this stuff gets moved. Aberdeen Proving Ground being the classic example.

Lets be thankful we are not into the subject of the locations/fates of WW2 U-Boats, what a can of worms that one is!

Regards
Doug

Originally Posted by Peter Duggan

Doug,

The Fort McMurray Legion does not have a Lynx. They do have a Chieftain, on loan from Jack Cross.

Peter

[Peter Duggan]

Doug,

It wasn't there at Christmas, or anytime since 1978.

Peter

[Douglas Greville]

Peter

Ok, thanks.

That's a definite then.

There was a display Grant that had been modified as an observation post for the British nuclear tests at Maralinga. I came across it by accident at a tiny base on the outskirts of Adelaide years ago. Then later, on the internet, I saw it listed and another one at a different location in Adelaide (Keswick).
You guessed it, there is only one and it had been moved, but the original location had never been notated to show the move or the listing deleted.

Perhaps the person who did the original listing was unaware of the move/had lost interest/just didn't care. False information hangs around just as much as correct information.

So that meant that anyone into Grants thought there were 2 nuclear ones in Adelaide.

Thus the need to verify.

Regards
Doug