Wartime pictures: CMP FAT, NW Europe

[Les Freathy]

Not quite Europe but the London victory parade in 1946, i placed the photo here as i could not think of another thread for it. It is the subject at hand so feel thats OK, one interesting thing on a further photo from the rear the 25 pdr guns appear to be early models with no flash eliminator on the barrel i had always thought that these had all been converted and later production guns were factory fitted so by 1946 it seems a bit odd
Les

[servicepub (RIP)]

2Nd Cdn Infantry Division Artillery Victory Parade

[james007]

Here is a CMP Gun Tractor on parade in Vancouver BC Canada in 1942

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally posted by Hanno Spoelstra
Canadian(?) CMP FATs on victory parade, Amsterdam, 1945.

Another FGT with census number H5558309 during the "Defilé der Zegepraal der Canadezen", 29 June 1945, at the Dam, Amsterdam.


Source: http://www.surfacezero.com/g503/show...terdam&cat=802

[Hanno Spoelstra]

FGT H5558192

Pic from Bellona Military Vehicle Data nr.19, credited to R.E.M.E. Museum.


Source: http://www.surfacezero.com/g503/show...558192&cat=802

[scout]

Zie bijlage. Cab 12 van Peter Bart

[David_Hayward (RIP)]

H 5558176 to 5558375 supplied under demand SM 2646?
The official photo is in the IWM Kidbrooke collection. I assume that various copies were made therefore?

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by David_Hayward

As mentioned on another thread, However HISTORIC MILITARY VEHICLES DIRECTORY P. 52 has a photo of a Chevrolet FAT marked up as ‘H5558307’! This now appears to have been explained.

To set things straight:

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

The picture David refers to is actually depicting a restored Chevrolet CGT which had a known PIB census number off a Ford FGT applied. I think I pointed this out before, must have been on the old forum.

[Larry Hayward]

Old post revisited!

It seems that the FAT in the photo above in Les's post 11 (with the the US 551 landing ship behind) is the only photo I've seen from WW2 showing camo colours other than a basis overall colour on a late type CMP '13 Cab' FAT. It looks to be in two colour scheme of SCC2 Brown with either SCC.1A Dark Brown or SCC.14 'Black' on the upper surfaces, which relates to a circa 1942-43 paint scheme that carried on post D-Day if there was no need to repaint the vehicle. So when did the British first get deliveries of the later type Chev and Ford CMP '13 Cab' FAT, which was the 7B2 body (if on a Ford)? Certainly it must have been after the North African Campaign

Sadly the web shows very few wartime photos of these; mostly preserved, so and other later type FATs in two colour camo would be nice to see.

[m606paz]

No Ford badge on Grille?


Source: http://www.surfacezero.com/g503/data..._amsterdam.jpg

[Maurice Donckers]

If there is Ford or Ford canada pressed under the headlights , then there is no Ford Badge.