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Originally Posted by Robert Bergeron
I know we equiped Norway and Denmark with those kind of equipment »( radar vans ) in the early post war years because they were specificly part of our NATO task for over 30 years . Even Canada used the specialised CMP trucks well into the late 50's, early 60's . My Wire 5 truck is an example so are the machinery and engeneering lorries. My father was a REME officer and as late as 1969 they were still in use in the Reserves. Incidentaly, in the early 50's my father worked as an officer cadet in such a radar van in Sherbrooke Québec Canada . It was part of the early warning system around cities and towns during the early post war period.
REL was a success story for the Canadian war effort overseas and i am realy proud as should every Canadian should be of that contribution.
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Robert,
Thanks for the background on REL - indeed one of Canada's succes stories, albeit very much unknown as the public-at-large thinks that most of the technological developments came from the USA.
Good to hear Canada supplied the radar systems to Norway.
I think that we can be pretty sure to conclude
this C60L it is indeed one of the Gun Laying radar convoy vehicles.
Cheers,
Hanno
