Morris-Commercial C8/GT at Arnhem

[wim sikkelbein]

Hello everybody,

According to the book "Tugs and gliders to arnhem" by arie-jan van hees there were 11 morris commercial C8/AT mk3 trucks deployed in the arnhem area. This is 11 out of 16 17pounder/truck combinations originaly planned to take part in the battle. Neill is right in that two combinations in their hamilcar glider crashlanded on the landingzones of the oosterbeek area.

According to the book the trucks were identical to the anti-aircraft 40mm bofors version exept for the following modifications:

canvas roof and roof supports were omitted
sheet metal sides, doors, tailboard and toolboxes were removed

The truck carried with it into battle 15 boxes of ammunition and a 8 men crew

with kind regards,

Wim Sikkelbein