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13-08-10, 11:09
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Well done Robert
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What ever it takes - thats if youre not running out of room.
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13-08-10, 23:01
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A few more additions
A few more additions have found their way into my yard. Luckily I have 4 acres on the edge of town & a 1300 acre property to the west of town.
I am now only getting stuff that is worthwhile or slightly rare. Some of the vehicles turn up whether I want them or not - Most of the gear I have has been given to me or at a reasonable price (very low budget). I've found around here that people are expecting restored prices for absolute wrecks,& these are usually the more desireable vehicles unfortunately. Regards Robert Last edited by Ghost; 11-10-12 at 02:10.
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18-08-10, 12:20
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Hi ghost if you want you can send the Ser 3 FFR north to Rocky if you run out of room regards Greg
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23-11-10, 10:39
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Body type
In post #5 there is a photo of a data plate showing REL inside the outline of a maple leaf.
Based on that and the heading GL Mk III and the ZC/... part number I suspect the original body was related to a gun laying radar manufactured by REL (Research Enterprises Ltd. ?? - in any event a branch of Canada's National Research Council that manufactred radar and other electronics for the war effort).
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24-11-10, 13:00
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I don't recall seeing photos of the complete unit but will keep my eyes open.
The tag describes it as "Truck No. 2" so presumably there was a No. 1 and possibly No.3. Presumably the equipment was too large / heavy for one truck or had components that could interfere with each other. The tag gives a serial number 364. Without proof, it seems unlikely that they had 364 sets for domestic use. Assuming they were sent overseas it is possible (assuming there wasn't much production in Australia) that one or more sets might have been sent home for use / study / prototype. Most of the above is guess or speculation I need to see if I can find anything to prove or disprove it.
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24-11-10, 14:31
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A bit more information
One source describes the radar as having parabolic antennas about 3 foot diameter with separate send and receive antennas. http://www.secretscotland.org.uk/ind...ecrets/GLRadar
Another shows No3 Mk2 as a trailer mounted set, also 2 antennas, and refers to a separate generator trailer, quoting production as 876 units. I don't know if these are the same type of radar, certainly they are packaged differently. It does give an idea of scale of production. http://www.anti-aircraft.co.uk/radarNo3Mk2.html Another forum mentions the GL Mk III C (for Canadian ) as being a 2 part unit one for the antenna and another for control and operator. It is saying 665 sets were made, apparently trailer mounted. http://www.39-45.org/viewtopic.php?f=61&t=20865 A photo of the trailer mounted set can be found at http://www.flickr.com/photos/museena...ec/4435376316/ interesting to note that everything above the trailer chassis rotated as a unit, not like more recent radars that only rotate the antenna (and some do the "rotation by electronic adjustment rather than physical movement). Quoted from a government web site "NRC used the plans to develop the GL Mark III C anti-aircraft radar system. Although it did not see action in Britain, this system was installed in Australia, South Africa, Russia and Canada." http://www.nrc-cnrc.gc.ca/eng/educat...eries/war.html Also see MLU thread http://www.mapleleafup.org/forums/showthread.php?t=3459 A reference exists to an Autralian purchase from Cnada (no mention if what they were mounted on. "In 1943 the Australian Government purchased 86 anti aircraft radar equipments (AA Number 3 Mark 1 (APF) and AA Number 4 Mark 1) from Canada." http://www.rcsigs.ca/ViewPage/Histor...unting/Page/8/ A Canadian "official" site that provides a different slant than American sites on the relative quality of the 2 nations radar sets. As always, I suspect the truth lies between the two extremes. http://www.commelec.forces.gc.ca/org...nexe-c-eng.asp Most of the above came from googling gl +radar mk iii
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24-11-10, 14:39
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I read a thread on the Radar trucks here:
http://www.mapleleafup.org/forums/showthread.php?t=3459 In it there are pics of the Chevvys and the Army serial numbers. I couldn't make out that serial number, but there is some numbers close.
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Give it time. This one is last in a slowly growing line of rusty orphans. At the moment the cab 12's, a CCKW & a Heavy AA cab 13 are spending winter in the shed. Saving them from a couple of aggressive scrap dealers is my way of preserving a bit of local (& national) history.
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