15-cwt vs 30-cwt Wireless CMP

[Dennis Cardy]

Joe C. and others. The photo of the wireless truck you are referring to, is...yes.... a 30cwt, not a 15cwt. Bill Gregg spent hours in the Ottawa archives looking for appropriate pictures to illustrate his pioneering publication. In the process he came across many of the original photographs, used in the official D-Day handbook. When some of the original pics were not available, he chose similar ones. He then handed me a big stack of photo's and documents, put the whole thing together, and published it for him. Bill labeled this a 15 cwt wireless truck, and I pasted it into the layout as such. Mea Culpa. That one got by the both of us. Although, to be fair, they are very similar looking. Should have used a photo of the one now at Oshawa. BTW..it would seem, looking at its data plate..it was serial "number one" of a production run....perhaps for the aluminum bodied Gin-Palace's..?? The rear of the cab has the unique cutout for the canvas covered "speaking tube" between cab and rear body...ie..Driver and Radio crew communicating with each other. Anyway, sharp eyes detected the subtle differences..Especially as the 15cwt ladder does indeed curve over the top.