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Mike K 10-06-20 13:50

WW2 British training exercise
 
Various vehicles in use and evaluation

https://www.awm.gov.au/collection/C189784

Richard Farrant 10-06-20 19:03

Thanks Mike,
A good find. Plenty of good British lorries to be seen. :thup2:

Pete Ashby 10-06-20 19:54

Thanks for posting Mike
locations are very close to where I live the exit seen being bulldozed is still there today and is used a s a slipway onto the beach
Pete

Mike K 11-06-20 05:32

Trucks
 
Think I spotted

Commer lorry
Austin K5
Bedford QL
Ford WO
Jeeps

Alex van de Wetering 11-06-20 16:29

Thanks for sharing this, Mike. Excellent find and very interesting to see which concepts worked and which didn't.

While searching for more info on the exercise, I noticed the same movie is also available on the IWM and in slightly better quality (?)

https://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/i...ect/1060036573


also spotted a Morris Wireless house type, Mike!, also Austin K3, Bedford MWD, Bedford OY, Scammell Pioneer, Fordson WOT2, Fordson WOT6, Dennis tipper, Water trailers. Awesome stuff


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