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Old 16-08-21, 17:26
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Originally Posted by Patrice DEBUCQUOY View Post
Thank you Richard for the answer about the Type 1800.
What were the other types in the RAF nomenclature ?
Type 1900 was for Jeep or '5 cwt 4x4 car' (see attached pic from SAAF vehicles in Italy)

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Originally Posted by Richard Farrant View Post
According to Bruce Robertson's book, "Wheels of the RAF", the Type numbers were introduced in early 1944. Type 1500 is shown as a '15 cwt van', so correct for the Ford van. But the jeep would have been Type 1900 which was allocated to '5 cwt 4x4 car'.
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