Airborne hand cart

Ron Pier · #1 25-08-10, 18:44

Hi all. I have just acquired this Airborne hand cart. I'm looking for any information and or pictures. So far I have learnt that some were made by James of Greet in Birmingham. Cheers Ron

jaap de wit · #2 25-08-10, 20:13

that is a very nice hand cart ron.
they where used by the army units and the airborne aswell.
I have seen a picture of the jaguar factory (in a book of my dad about jaguar cars) who made them to. I try to find so picture for you when I am ad home.
cheers jaap

Ron Pier · #3 25-08-10, 22:38

Thanks Jaap. That sounds like they might also have been made by Swallow Sidecars then? Ron

maple_leaf_eh · #4 26-08-10, 00:39

Find the Airborne museum and ask their archivist. Since it is appropriate to their mandate, no doubt they'll have photos and documents on it or its brothers.

Ron Pier · #5 26-08-10, 10:32

Yes will do later today Terry. I picked it up last evening so posted last night to see what information others might have. Ron

Ron Pier · #6 26-08-10, 13:52

Hmmm! I contacted the airborne Museum at Duxford. They want £25 up front before the'll even look at anything...With no garantee of any answers. I think I'll wait a while and see what I can dig up else where. I'm sure there will be pictures and information in books on the subject. I just don't have those books. Ron

jaap de wit · #7 30-08-10, 19:29

Hi Ron I found the picture of the handcarts made by the jaguar SS cars factory.

I think that nower days there are not as much handcarts left as showing in this picture, such a shame

I'll try to get some more pictures later when I am home.
cheers jaap

Ron Pier · #8 30-08-10, 20:13

Wow! Thanks Jaap. That is a great picture. You say it's a Jaguar? Is there a caption with the picture? I'd appreciate anything else you find.

Regards Ron

jaap de wit · #9 31-08-10, 19:06

Hi ron the text with the picture was that the jaguar factory made more items in the ww2 like airplane engines and handcarts as you see.
here are two more of the airborne at arnhem in 1944.
the first is on the landing zone of the south staffords and the second one is on route to the bridge on the utrechtse weg in oosterbeek.
cheers jaap

Ron Pier · #10 31-08-10, 20:59

Great stuff Jaap. Thanks a million! Ron

jaap de wit · #11 08-09-10, 18:59

hi ron
I have some more (2) pictures of the handcart used on a excersize
in egypte. the border regt is seen here with a wako glider.
you can see the inside of the cart, the two straps to hold the cargo in place.
cheers jaap

Ron Pier · #12 13-09-10, 09:57

Once again thanks Jaap. I had Lex Schmidt here this weekend and even he has not see all of those pictures. Ron