'D-Day Dodgers CMP

[DaveCox]

Does anyone have any photos of the C15 used to bring 8th Army personnell home from Austria (according to Pathe News caption) and painted with the legend 'D-Day Dodgers' on a board on the tilt front, and the names of their battles on the sides? I have found front, near-side and rear views on the Pathe News site, but need the offside view in order to model it.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally posted by DaveCox
according to Pathe News caption

Dave, what's the Pathé Film ID?

H.

[DaveCox]

Hi Hanno

This is the header from the page .
1161.13 | AUSTRIA TO CHARING CROSS (1:25:49:00 - 1:29:00:00) 09/08/1945

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally posted by DaveCox
I've found front, near-side and rear views on the Pathe News site, but need the offside view in order to model it.

Great stuff Dave, but I think the film stills on British Pathé is the best you can do - I guess in this case some artistic license to fill in the missing side view would be in order

Regards,
Hannos

BTW, it is a Ford...

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Source: http://www.britishpathe.com/
Film ID: 1161.13 | AUSTRIA TO CHARING CROSS (1:25:49:00 - 1:29:00:00) 09/08/1945
Full title reads: "AUSTRIA TO CHARING CROSS".

Austria, Germany, France & England.

Head-on of Ford 15-cwt truck with D-day Dodgers sign on front. Various shots of Army vehicles with British soldiers onboard passing through Klagenfurt, Berchtesgaden, Munich - the men of the 8th Army travelling home. Army vehicles passing through the main street of Munich. Signs on the road 'Dachau', 'Tunis - Halfway House'. Troops disembarking from lorries at Calais Transit Camp. Troops embarking onboard ship. Several shots of troops with lifejackets on looking at water. Cliffs of Dover seen from ship with soldier's head in foreground. Troops disembarking at Shornecliffe. Girl station porter and troops at Shornecliffe Station. Troops boarding train. Two men leaving train at Charing Cross Station. They shake hands and say goodbye - they are Rifleman Blackman and Corporal Cook. Girl running from house to greet her husband, Corporal Cook. Couple kissing on the street.

(Mute & Track Negs.)