Canadian Ferret 54-82506

[Alan Duffy]

I was finally able to close the deal last Saturday. I have been researching the Canadian involvement in UNEF in 1956, the Suez Crisis as it has been called. I was willing to settle for a non-running vehicle that needed work just to have that direct link to the UN's first peace keeping force. Lester Pearson later to be the Prime Minister of Canada had recommended that the UN send in a multi-national force to calm the escalating crisis in the Suez. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his proposal.

23 Ferrets were sent aboard the aircraft carrier HMCS Magnificent to the Suez canal. 54-82506 is one of them.

Enough of the history lesson. I posted this on HMVF but got very little feedback.

To my surprise it actually runs very well. Gears, Stearing and all the lights are fully functional.

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I am considering restoring it to 1956 Squadron 56 UNEF. That would mean a 19 set radio and a Bren Gun. I would not paint it white but rather the m-series semi gloss olive drab. The ferrets were painted white a few years after they arrived in Egypt.

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