Australia and Lend-Lease

[Mike Cecil]

The article concerned needs a big injection of truth and big reduction in sensationalism.

Had to dispose of LL equipment? What about all the vehicles used for many years post war - M3A5 Grants, CCKW353 trucks, US6 trucks, jeeps, Staghounds, DUKW, 42WLA Harley Davidsons - the list goes on. Or were they 'held over/disposal delayed' pending a change in policy like the claims he makes for the PBYs and DC3/C47s?

The CDC's three-tier method of disposal was clearly laid down, and applied to both LL equipment no longer required by the Aust armed forces and the RLL equipment returned to the Commonwealth by US Forces for disposal. I'm yet to locate any documentation about the CDC handling the disposal of ex-US military/US sourced materiel that had not been supplied to the Commonwealth, ie ex-US Forces equipment.

I don't see any mention of the Mutual Aid exchanged with Canada, which would seem just as relevant to his article, but I suppose that's his choice as an author.

Mike