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Old 16-04-24, 10:53
Jakko Westerbeke Jakko Westerbeke is offline
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Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra View Post
If there would have been a need for a second source, they surely would have chosen to build the DUKW to print.
The UK did want, and produced, an alternative to the DUKW:

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But given that they had both, I agree that it would be unlikely to want a third source for yet another vehicle, especially — as you mention — DUKW production was well underway in the USA.
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