wreckers and recovery

[Rod Diery]

I found this pic on the National Archives of Australia site of what appears to be a GM C60X aircraft recovery crane. The aircraft is a CAC CA18 Mustang Mk 23 A68-176 which forced landed at Redbank, Queensland in May 1955 after an engine failure.

Cheers
Rod

[Noel Burgess]

Just found this photo at http://omahabeach.mulberry.free.fr/

[Goncalo Mendes]

Originally Posted by Rod Diery

I found this pic on the National Archives of Australia site of what appears to be a GM C60X aircraft recovery crane. The aircraft is a CAC CA18 Mustang Mk 23 A68-176 which forced landed at Redbank, Queensland in May 1955 after an engine failure.

Cheers
Rod

Hi, I just to finf this picture in the archives, but I didn't find it, Do you have it in higher resolution? Thanks!
G_Mendes

[Jan Mostek]

The vehicle I want to show you belongs to those less known pobably. It is a Praga V3S, made in Czechoslovakia from late 50´s till 70´s years, mostly for militay use. Powered by air-cooled 6-in-line Diesel (Tatra). The crane is a copy of war 3-ton Gar Wood swinging boom crane. It was soon superseeded by heavier Tatras.
Photo is from my friend´s collection

Jan Mostek

[Darrell Zinck]

Hi

x3 nice videos of Scammell Recovery operations.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvgkqdQvqq8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8e8Hxh9jW7c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-W8FSUFE_g

regards
Darrell

[Les Freathy]

I believe this to be a early pre WW2 gantry recovery for light equipment based on a Morris D seen here towing a single axle recovery trailer. It must have had its limitations.