Burning Trucks in North Africa

Keith Brooker · #1 27-06-09, 16:02

Here are some photos that i bought from the

Ebay last week of trucks burning, might be bedfords?

Kuno · #2 29-06-09, 15:16

Would guess that somebody burned some CMP rather than Bedfords.

Area should be the 'inland route' between Derna and Barce....

Richard Farrant · #3 29-06-09, 16:56

Sadly, they do appear to be Bedford OY lorries on fire, another one is pulled off the road in front.

Keith Brooker · #4 29-06-09, 23:53

more photos. on the back of the burning trucks it says Nr Martula? the photo with the bedford on the road says Martula? and the one with the heads poping up says Toura Pass?

Kuno · #5 30-06-09, 18:21

What about 'Martuba'? That would perfectly fit with my guessing further above. This was the area of the airfiled on top of the escarpment near Derna.

The Bedford driving up the road is not at Martuba. It was never that big in the wartime. I would rather say that this is in fact Tobruk.

The last picture with the truck in front of the hills was taken near Tocra (east of Benghazi).

Keith Brooker · #6 30-06-09, 19:02

Thanks Kuno

for your help on ID of the photos. here is the last photo of that group that i bought from OZ.