Lynx II, hull # 4225

[Peter Duggan]

Harry,

Thanks for clearing that up for me. Obviously a legacy from the earlier marks of the Lynx. The Lynx 11 doesn't make use of those eye bolts. I was fortunate to obtain an original installation manual for the Lynx 11 and have been able to source all the appropriate bits and pieces for my antennas.

I now wonder if the eye bolts on the front bins are a similar legacy from when the sand channels were stored on the front of the Lynx. On the Lynx 11 they were stored on the rear of the radiator armour.

Peter


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[rob love]

Not so sure it is a lynx-1 vs lynx 2 thing, but perhaps a WSno11 vs WS19 set thing. It was the 11 set antenna bases that had the provision for the chain from that eyebolt to the base.

The same bolt can be found on the GM Otters.

I see no trace of those other eyebolts on the bins here at the museum. Perhaps they were an add-on to aid in strapping extra cargo or cam nets when externally stowed. After all, there is no plethora of space inside a lynx.

[Peter Duggan]

Rob,

Thanks for checking the RCA Lynx, the eye bolt on the front of the side bin looked strange and protruded quite far inside the bin and would have hampered storage, don't think that it would have survived long in service.

Still leaves the question of what purpose did the eye bolts serve on the front bin ? They appear on about 50% of the period pictures that I've got.

Peter

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[Alex van de Wetering]

Peter,

One more period pic.

source: http://collectie.verzetsmuseum.nl/

[Peter Duggan]

Alex,
Thanks again ! Another great picture of a Lynx 11, in the colours of the Royal Canadian Dragoons, and sporting a 0.30 caliber Browning. Should I ever win a lottery, I’m going to mount one on mine.

Peter

[Peter Duggan]

Guys,

Its a Christmas like feeling every time a parcel arrives from LWD parts. Some NOS Lynx parts that include the elusive "protectoscope". The lens has deteriorated over 70 plus years and will require some TLC. Dry mounted it to test the fit and found it had to be quite a challenge to navigate the Lynx under real life conditions.

I'm quite grateful for individuals such as Dirk Leegwater and Brian Asbury, who had the foresight to buy and store such obscure military components with the hope that someone, someday would actually want these parts.


Peter


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[Peter Duggan]

Guys,

I continue to be able to find talented fabricators locally for my Lynx project. Steve Burke of All Canadian Canvasworks in Belleville made 20 new crash pads for me. There appear to be two different styles of the crash pads, one the type on the CWM Lynx 11 and the second which I obtained from Stefan Leegwater. I elected to use the one from LWD as the template.

Now to have the supporting angle iron welded to the crew compartment rim and I'll be one step closer.

Peter


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