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Falkland Island carriers
Wheels & Tracks magazine #27 mentions that carriers were used by the Falkland Island garrison and defence force for many years, where they were no doubt eminantly suitable. In 1989 I photographed the bones of this example at Bluff Cove (sorry, I didn't make a note of the hull number). But I'm sure I've read that better examples have been 'liberated' since the war in 1982. Any better details anyone?
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At lease one example came back to the UK courtesy of the Captain of a RFA Ship.
I saw it probably 15 years ago when it was up for sale in Wiltshire. |
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And I bought a Transit van full of ex Falklands carrier spares from a film props company. Mostly all used or sold now. Ron
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just found these carriers on the arrse forum, apparently there are at least 5 still on the islands
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Ron,
was the film prop company or gent a certain Mr Hughes from just west of Chichester by any chance? Robin |
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