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Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra
Les Freathy found this on the net: Commer pre heating van
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From the IWM archives, another pre-heating van sporting a RAF roundel on the side:
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ROYAL AIR FORCE: 2ND TACTICAL AIR FORCE, 1943-1945
IWM (CL 1783)
Object description
Ground crew of No. 3208 Servicing Commando, insert collapsible tubes from a pre-heating van into the air intake and radiator of a Hawker Typhoon Mark IB in the snow at B58/Melsbroek, Belgium. The tubes fed hot air into the Napier Sabre engines, which were notoriously difficult to start in wintry conditions, and required this treatment at regular intervals to maintain serviceability.
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28-07-19, 18:06
Commer pre-heating van
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