Abandoned Tanks at Truscott Airfield

[Euan McDonald]

They look like a aircraft refuelers that were mounted on a C60x base.

[mlombard]

Hi Euan

Do you mean that these are from one of these, were they built in Australia

Regards

Matt

[mlombard]

Sorry like this

[cliff]

Nope your photo is a Canadian built vehicle

They were built in Oz and fitted to CMP C60X 6X6 and a few 6X6 Ford Marmon Herrington vehicles.

[cliff]

Here is another of a CMP based Australian Bulk tanker

[Keith Webb]

Originally Posted by cliff

Here is another of a CMP based Australian Bulk tanker

Cliff, that is another Canadian one. The two most common types we made here were the C60X refueller and the 400 gallon water, that one mostly seen on the F60S chassis.

[Mike Cecil]

Cliff,

Those trees in the background are a real give-away that it is a CDN design/build.

And the tank on the Ford/MH is an Army bulk tanker without the refueller 'hutch' at the rear. Interesting the tyres are conventional road pattern on the front, and chevrons on the rear. I wonder about the reason for the absence of rear mudguards.

Mike

[cliff]

Originally Posted by Keith Webb

Cliff, that is another Canadian one. The two most common types we made here were the C60X refueller and the 400 gallon water, that one mostly seen on the F60S chassis.

Ah my records said Australian so I must change that. Thanks Keith and Mike for the further info

[Keith Webb]

Originally Posted by mlombard

Sorry like this

Not that C60S - that's a Canadian designed and built one. Ours were built in Richmond Vic by EPEX.

This rusty one served at Point Cook and has a number of booms added post-war.