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Old 31-01-10, 20:31
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Default Scenes from Italy

Here are a few pics from a Canadian vet who served as a Flying Officer who was attached to a British Radio Direction Finding unit.

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Old 31-01-10, 20:56
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A few more vehicle pics....

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Old 31-01-10, 20:58
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and some more....


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Old 31-01-10, 21:38
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That one pic (or two since Mike posted it twice) looks like a Cab 11 C15 with a 2B1 box on it but the picture was developed from the wrong side of the negative since the tail light is on the left hand side.
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Old 31-01-10, 22:53
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Default Nice photos

Thanks for posting them Mike.

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Old 31-01-10, 23:40
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That first batch look like Bedford QL, Ford WOA2, Bedford OY tanker, Austin K6 behind possibly a Crossley 4x4.

Thanks for sharing. Some rarities there. Any of the DF equipment?
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Old 01-02-10, 03:10
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Default More pics from Italy

Here are some more pics from Italy....

cheers

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Old 01-02-10, 03:15
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and still more....

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Old 02-02-10, 01:23
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Default Wonderful pictures.....

Thanks for posting Mike.


Who, from all the MLU expert, can tell me more about the Dodge in the second string of pictures......??

It has a closed cab Dodge cab..... year?? right hand drive... with a CMP cargo box..(2C1 ?) and a CMP tool box and possibly CMP fuel tanks.....and a CMP 2 wheel drive front axle??? or was the axle proprietory to Dodge??

Just curious and always facinated with my old Dodge roots..... which I refer to as B. C. or before Chevrolet...

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Old 02-02-10, 10:13
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Mike,

Excellent pics, thanks for sharing!

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Old 02-02-10, 19:30
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I have more pics of Italy and North Africa that have no vehicles in them. If you guys are interested I will keep posting them. Let me know...

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Old 02-02-10, 21:56
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Can we have more Sir!!!!

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Old 02-02-10, 22:48
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yes please my grandfather served North Africa with the 8th Army (2nd Bat RSF 5th Div) then later through scicily for op Husky, then onto OP Avalanche and landed at salerno travelling up towards Cassino in his carrier, he was with 46th Div 2/4 KOYLI by this point though.

so any pics of these arena's please share them buddy.
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Old 02-02-10, 23:28
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Here are a few more pics from Sunny Africa, Sicily and Italy.....

Mike
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Old 02-02-10, 23:32
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Default And Still more pics from Italy

here are some more guys....

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Old 02-02-10, 23:37
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yup still more to come.....

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Old 02-02-10, 23:48
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Default once more pics from italy

here are some more....


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Old 02-02-10, 23:51
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yup more and more and more...

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Old 02-02-10, 23:57
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my tum is gettin tired...

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Old 03-02-10, 00:00
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blah blah blah


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Old 03-02-10, 00:04
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Old 03-02-10, 03:42
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more...


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Old 03-02-10, 03:45
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...more....mmmmmm

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Old 03-02-10, 03:48
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yawn...more pics

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Old 03-02-10, 03:57
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Default Italy pics the end....

Fitting that the last pics to be posted will be of Monte Cassino...

The rest of the pics are more personal and won't be posted.

I hope you enjoyed the series. I will have another interesting series shortly from a mechanic who took all kinds of pics of the vehicles he worked on. He was an inspector for vehicles being accepted by the military from contractors.
I am quite excited about the family providing me pics to copy. More later.

cheers from Windsor Ontario home of the Ford CMP and Bren Gun Carrier

Mike Timoshyk

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