New thread: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles

[sapper740]

An idea for a new thread: Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. Two out of three are acceptable so here is a shot of a Typhoon and what I believe are two Morris LRCs providing, I imagine, aerodrome security. Can anyone confirm that the two vehicles in the background below the Tiffy wing are indeed Morris Light Reconnaissance cars? I know the RAF used them in both Africa and Europe.

[sapper740]

I've cropped this pic from a large jpeg which shows several Stirlings, many Airborne troops, a Horsa glider and this unidentified vehicle. Can anyone ID this MV?

[Geoff Winnington-Ball (RIP)]

Originally posted by sapper740
I've cropped this pic from a large jpeg which shows several Stirlings, many Airborne troops, a Horsa glider and this unidentified vehicle. Can anyone ID this MV?

Screw the car... isn't that one of the most majestic aircraft ever to grace the skies? Yet alas, there are no more... [sigh]

[Alex van de Wetering]

Can anyone confirm that the two vehicles in the background below the Tiffy wing are indeed Morris Light Reconnaissance cars?

Yes, that must be a set of Morris LRC's.....with their unusual shape.

Can anyone ID this MV?

I'll bet it's a Ford WOA2A

[sapper740]

I assume this picture was taken at or near the end of the war showing a V2 on a rail car. If you look close you can see damage to the tail fins and blistered paint on the rest of the rocket.

[sapper740]

On the lighter side, here's a pic of a ham-handed aircraft handler parking an Fi 156

[sapper740]

Originally posted by Geoff Winnington-Ball
Screw the car... isn't that one of the most majestic aircraft ever to grace the skies? Yet alas, there are no more... [sigh]

A great aircraft that was unfortunately hampered by too small wings. They performed yeoman service as tugs for gliders, once overheating problems were solved by installing additional vanes to the props to force more air over the engines.

For you Jefe:

[sapper740]

Here's a picture of a Salvation Army Chev Panel, flanked by a Cab 12 and ? This picture was taken in 1944 in Eastern Australia.

[enfieldandy]

You got it right. Those are Morris LRC's, and probably RAF Regiment. Attached is a photo of mine from a reenactment in Ocala FL last year. Photo is from the same angle for your comparison. Mine is a Mk II. Pretty much impossible to tell if the ones in your photo are Mk I or Mk II. Where did you find that photo? That's a new one to me.

[sapper740]

Originally posted by enfieldandy
You got it right. Those are Morris LRC's, and probably RAF Regiment. Attached is a photo of mine from a reenactment in Ocala FL last year. Photo is from the same angle for your comparison. Mine is a Mk II. Pretty much impossible to tell if the ones in your photo are Mk I or Mk II. Where did you find that photo? That's a new one to me.

I found this picture for sale on ebay, thought it was a great shot of a Tiffy so I downloaded it from the picture hosting site. It was only later when I enlarged the picture did I see the two LRCs in the background. Unfortunately there was no info provided with the picture as to location or date so nothing is known about the pic. The earlier picture was cropped from the original so I'll include the entire pic for you. Derek.

[sapper740]

Andy, here's another picture of an LRC from the I.W.M. taken in Tunisia. Further, there is a previous thread on MLU titled "Morris Light Reconnaissance car" which should interest you if you haven't seen it already.

[sapper740]

CMPs weren't the only piece of kit to arrive in OZ in the "Knocked down" form as evidenced by this picture of an unidentified Australian aerodrome. The P39 fuselage is laying on the floor of it's container while the walls of the container are laying on the ground. Another crated P39 awaits behind. A mobile crane lifts a wing while a tractor and Studebaker? can also be seen in this interesting picture. Can Keefey or any of our Australian friends ID where and when this picture may have been taken? Derek.