Morris-Commercial C8/GT at Arnhem

[Rob van Meel]

And here we go again. The information in the quoted book is incorrect and based on sources that do not have a clue either.
The two pictures are from a Morris-Commercial FAT that has been cut down for this experiment, as shown by the census number for a mk. III FAT.
The 1943 rebuilt Portees did not do well at Arnhem, or with any of the inafntry divisional anti tank units: enormously underpowered for the heavy gun, as can be read in the after report on RA performance at Arnhem.

I have a uncut C8-AT which should be back on the road again one day, and which started her life in january 1941 as a gun portee.
I have had her at Arnhem for some years for the annual pilgrimage and at these events have teamed up with some members of 2 A/L A/T battery Oban.

Reg. Arnhem ther are one or two pictures known: one is from a film still showing clearly the spec of the C8 and there is a 1945 taken pictures of the remains of one. One day I will do a little write up on these Morris's

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Rob van Meel

Reg. Arnhem ther are one or two pictures known: one is from a film still showing clearly the spec of the C8

See http://theairbornesoldier.com/17pounders.html for a still of this film.

Last Saturday the Friends of the Airborne Museum organised a lecture on the 1st and 2nd Airlanding Anti-Tank Battery RA by Mr. Eugene Wijnhoud (MBE). Very interesting stuff, here's hoping his research will appear in print. And personally I think we should take better care of the remaining original guns!

H.

[25pdrfg]

The one on the bridge is a Mk3 N5 body same as mine but the other stripped down

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Here are some pictures of Rob van Meel’s C8/AT by Bert Lindeboom. Ginkel Heath, ca. 1990s

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[Rob van Meel]

Is Stefan still on the internet and with us on Maple leaf up as his e-mail address does not seem to work?

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Rob van Meel

Is Stefan still on the internet and with us on Maple leaf up as his e-mail address does not seem to work?

Stefan Odenhammer (http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/member.php?u=1111) has not logged on MLU since 2010 and a quick search in the internet did not yield any recent results...

[Maurice Donckers]

There is still a Morris chassis under a sort of Shepherds hut caravan on camping the Rijnoever in Oosterbeek.