Canadian Ferret / Sand Channels

[Darrell Zinck]

Hi All

Clive, you missed the other part of the "chicken cage" arrangement!!

I have looked through a great number of RCD Ferret photos and did not find any with sand channels mounted.

Now "Tote Goats" I found!!

regards
Darrell

[servicepub (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Darrell Zinck

Hi All

Clive, you missed the other part of the "chicken cage" arrangement!!

regards
Darrell

More like a rotisserie. Can you imagine the heat build-up in the Cyprus sun?
C

[Darrell Zinck]

Hi Clive

I don't think the photo I showed was of Cyprus though. Too much snow on the ground!!

Well......... maybe up in the Troodos.

But you're right, more hot than cool!!

I see the lead vehicle in this photo has some sort of screen too.

regards
Darrell

* Or is that a Mk II!!?? D'oh!!

[servicepub (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Darrell Zinck

Hi Clive


I see the lead vehicle in this photo has some sort of screen too.

regards
Darrell

* Or is that a Mk II!!?? D'oh!!

That would make it one of the Brit loaners.
C

[rob love]

Yep, it looks like a mk2 turret.

Here is a shot of the vehicles on the flight deck, chicken cages fastened to the rear.

[rob love]

Here is another of the press release photos of Canadians on patrol in April of 1964. Smiling for the camera was not permitted and I suspect the driver's sunglasses may have been military issue.

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Found these ferret photos tonight. Two show a ferret being craned from the aircraft carrier to a loading craft, and the last is of a ferret leaving the craft for dry land. You can see the chicken coop tents on some of the cages.