RCD's M8 Greyhound

[marco]

Hello John,

Here is a photo from the Canadian National Archives showing another one (or maybe the same??) taking part in the Liberation parade in Amsterdam on June 28th 1945.
On the original photo the RHQ marking is visible on the turret.

I spoke to a RCD veteran sometime ago and he named these vehicles "Buckshee-vehicles" meaning (I think) that they had them but that they were not officially on the establishment list.

Best regards,

Marco

[Geoff Winnington-Ball (RIP)]

Originally Posted by marco

I spoke to a RCD veteran sometime ago and he named these vehicles "Buckshee-vehicles" meaning (I think) that they had them but that they were not officially on the establishment list.

He probably means they pinched them from the Yanks and repainted them ASAP... as I understand it, some Canadian units were remarkably adept at "adopting" equipment once in the field...

[Steve Guthrie]

Hi there

The story I heard is they wanted 6 Staghounds but all the Ordnance Depot had were the Greyhounds so they were taken 'in lieu'.

Steve