Lynx II, hull # 4225

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by James Gosling

David,

Any idea what number Wheels and Tracks magazine?

James

James,

See this thread: http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...6595#post46595

Hanno

[David Dunlop]

Thanks for that reference, Hanno.

So if we factor in the lead time Bart would have needed to get submitted photographs to press and Peter Fords habit of using the Summer Holidays to travel down to Ottawa to research the Archives, we can push the date of the photos in Wheels and Tracks to sometime in July or August 1983.

I think Stu might have been working either on the Staghound or Stewart Tank around the time the two Lynx arrived at Bill's home. Perhaps he could narrow down the arrival time for us.

David

[BCA]

I can confirm that the Lynx that was used in the 1993 CBC mini-series Dieppe was Bill Gregg's 3rd Lynx (after one to Canadian War Museum, one to Shilo). A few years later I arranged it's shipment to Johan Dieffenbach who was able to complete a full collection of WW2 wheeled Canadian armour with the addition of the Lynx: Bill Gregg was quite pleased to be able make this happen. Evidently the collection was disbursed after his death: so James, this may well be your Lynx..... Brian

[James Gosling]

Ok, lots of information!

Thanks Hanno for the W&T contents lists , it makes life easier.

My Lynx is hull number 4554, build date January 45.

Brian, thanks you for that info, it is my Lynx. That confirms the rest of the story, I was told it came over from Canada to the Dieffenbach collection and when that was broken up it was sold on.

Seeing the picture of the rails I can see that my metal strips are the same, they have just been used to pinch some padding in behind rather than be used as a rail to mount the larger pads, Something else to make now! Does anyone know if they are all the same size?

Next question, does anyone know of the history of these Lynx's before they came over to Canada or before they went to Greece?

James

[James Gosling]

I have been told that there is a story out there about my stowage boxes and that Stew Robertson has the details?????

[David Dunlop]

James. The two Lynx had their wartime Canadian markings on the front of them when both in Bill's possession. Hopefully some photos can be found of both of them at Bill's during the CMP Conference. That will tell us which markings relate to the Shilo Lynx and yours. The pairing of the Shilo Lynx next to the Dingo will be the key to sorting the two vehicles out. We keep our fingers crossed.

David

[rob love]

See attached. This may be the lynx that is here in Shilo. I do not see original Cdn numbers on the front, although certainly wish I did.

Source is here: http://www.canadianmilitarypattern.c...0CMP%20059.jpg

http://www.canadianmilitarypattern.com/CMP84.htm

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by James Gosling

Thanks Hanno for the W&T contents lists , it makes life easier.

James, my pleasure. I do hope you have a complete set of W&T Magazine?

Next question, does anyone know of the history of these Lynx's before they came over to Canada or before they went to Greece?

As far as I can tell, Greece received a lot of (military) aid in the post-war period, first from Great Britain and then the USA, to keep them from becoming a communist state. Later they joined NATO, which ensured further supplies.

So a likely scenario is that your Lynx was supplied by the Canadian Government to the Greece government:
1) either straight from stocks held in Europe, much of which was delapidated and worn out;
2) from 1), but then first sent back to Canada to be refurbished and then shipped out;
3) from stocks which were used for training and/or unissued stock in Canada, only to be shipped abroad as military aid after WW2.

Anyway, this does not help much I'm afraid...
Hanno

[Alex van de Wetering]

Attached are some scans from Wheels and tracks no. 7 for those who don't have access to the magazine. I also scanned the short description of the source of the Lynx, that Rick already posted earlier in this thread.

W&T 7 is from April 1984 (see Hanno's link)

CMP seminar is covered in W&T 9, Octobre 1984, but no further info on the Lynxes is included.

Alex

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[Peter Duggan]

Guys,

For perhaps the first time in half a century the Lynx was motoring around on it's own power. Quite a moment. My apologies for the quality of the video and the skills of the operator. I've posted the video on You Tube, the link is https://youtu.be/UUs9HMA3ibM. A search for "1944 Lynx" on You Tube will also work. Looks as if Hanno will have to work his magic on the link. Hanno perhaps you could PM me and let me know what I'm doing wrong.

James,

The 20 crash pads that surround the crew compartment appear to be all the same size. Here are a few pictures. Looks as if these crash pads started with the last versions of the Lynx mk111*, the part number is C19SR 111213.

Peter

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