Former British FGT cab 12 in Australia

[Tony Smith]

From the AWM Database, a pic of WD H4542325/ARN 50293:

Quote:"Cairns, Qld. Unidentified members, probably of the 10th Australian Light Anti Aircraft Battery, sitting on a Chevrolet 8440/CGT Field Artillery Tractor (H4542525 50293) used to tow a Bofors 40mm Anti Aircraft. (Donor D. Stokes)"

Anyone willing to wager it's not a Chev 8440?

[Keith Webb]

Originally Posted by Tony Smith

From the AWM Database, a pic of WD H4542325/ARN 50293:

Quote:"Cairns, Qld. Unidentified members, probably of the 10th Australian Light Anti Aircraft Battery, sitting on a Chevrolet 8440/CGT Field Artillery Tractor (H4542525 50293) used to tow a Bofors 40mm Anti Aircraft. (Donor D. Stokes)"

Anyone willing to wager it's not a Chev 8440?

It is a small pic but I think I can see Ford vents and spring bumper.

[Geoff Winnington-Ball (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Keith Webb

It is a small pic but I think I can see Ford vents and spring bumper.

You just wish you did.

[aj.lec]

They are right geoff
Definately the far more inferior ford version

[David_Hayward (RIP)]

I love these photos...history re- written at a stroke I thought but in fact I already had the evidence in front of me!

Interesting photo! That proves that S/M 2020 Ford and probably Chevrolet CGTs were issued to the AIF. As they had domestic census numbers that means in turn that they were assembled in the UK, by Ford at Dagenham amd in the case of Chevrolets possibly by Lep Transport in Chiswick, west London, or GM Ltd in Bamber Bridge near Preston, and then shipped to the Mid-East. I assume that it was to the Mid-East and then it was shipped on to Australia for further service.

The FGT featured is a model EC011QF, from the batch H 4541694 to 542693 assembled in Dagenham under Contract V/4513. There is a photo of one in the IWM collection, photo KID 2340. I previously knew of # 2G17788F which was ARN 50315 and H4542132.

Appologies but long numbers confuse me..a sort of dyscalcula.

[Tony Smith]

Originally Posted by David_Hayward

I love these photos...history re- written at a stroke I thought but in fact I already had the evidence in front of me!

Interesting photo! That proves that S/M 2020 Ford and probably Chevrolet CGTs were issued to the AIF. .....

I previously knew of # 2G17788F which was ARN 50315 and H4542132.

None of these vehicles are numbered AIF-H-454xxxx, just H-454xxxx, which does not prove they were on issue to the AIF. The question is just where they "sought refuge" in the arms of the AIF?

Where did you previously find the info on 2G17788F/aka 50315/aka H4542132?