Cromwell with Canadian forces

[Mark W. Tonner]

Originally Posted by alvin5182

Canadians did use AA Cromwells. Enclosed find a photos of a Canadian Grenadier Guards AA Cromwell in Holland (4 Cdn Armoured Div).

Hi Al;

Your photo is actually of a Crusader III, AA MkIII - notice the driver's visor plate is square and opens outwards to the left. On a Centaur the driver's visor plate was round and opens outwards to the right. Also, on a Centaur the driver's visor plate was flush to the front hull below the turret, whereas on the Crusader it was forward and raised on the glacis plate in a small box type fixed turret (as appears in your photo). What denotes this as an AA MkIII as opposed to an AA MkII, is that the radio equipment has been removed from the turret and installed next to the driver's position (notice the two antenna mounts).

Cheers