Chevys of the Indian Long Range Patrol

[Hanno Spoelstra]

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Very interesting to read the writings of the late David Hayward again. All those intricate dealings and global supply chains working in the background to supply the troops with the vehicles they needed. Fascinating.

The vehicles at the top of the page are indeed 1940 Model Chevrolet 1311X3 15-cwt 4x2 trucks.

More information on the Indian Long Range Squadron (ILRS) has since became available, see http://www.lrdg.org/indian-long-range-patrol.html for example.

Plus some footage recently uploaded on YT: https://youtu.be/8EzmdQ5tvQo

[Kuno]

...but I am afraid the newsreel on youtube has nothing to do with the ILRS :-(

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Kuno

...but I am afraid the newsreel on youtube has nothing to do with the ILRS :-(

Oops… should have watched it before sharing the link.

It is hard to find info on this unit indeed.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

More information on the Indian Long Range Squadron (ILRS) has since became available, see http://www.lrdg.org/indian-long-range-patrol.html for example.

Also see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian...Range_Squadron - I know some of us on here are not a fan of Wikipedia, but at least it gives us a list of useful references on the subject of the ILRS.