Humber Pig Mk1

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by da bomb

Paint etc apparently is original, (Cyprus?)

Here´s a picture of a Pig on Cyprus captioned "Canadian UN troops, probably in Turkish-Cypriot Village, 1964" (source: Life Magazine @ Google).

Canadian UN troops, yes, you read it right! On Cyprus some pigs were also used by Danish and Canadian troops under the auspices of NATO.

I understand they were painted a sand colour (Light Stone?)

HTH,
Hanno

[Alex Blair (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

Canadian UN troops, yes, you read it right! On Cyprus some pigs were also used by Danish and Canadian troops under the auspices of NATO.

Hanno..
You can tell by the picture that the Aussies are there too..
See them haggling with the guy over the price of the "Girls" services...??
True Aussies..

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

Canadian UN troops, yes, you read it right! On Cyprus some pigs were also used by Danish and Canadian troops under the auspices of NATO.

Hanno,

I wonder if the photo caption was correct........there is the British Union flag draped over the engine covers might they actually be a British Army crew?

[Bob Moseley (RIP)]

See them haggling with the guy over the price of the "Girls" services...??

Hey Alex - I think you are mistaking Aussies for Kiwis.

Bob

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Richard Farrant

I wonder if the photo caption was correct........there is the British Union flag draped over the engine covers might they actually be a British Army crew?

Richard,

That is what I thought too, until I learned from Clive Elliott (also on this forum) over on HMVF the Danish and Canadian contingents used Humber Pigs during their UN tours on Cyprus, too.

The Life Magazine picture is part of a series of four pictures showing Canadian UN troops in Cyprus in 1964. However, this does not mean the caption is 100% correct. I think the presence of a British Union flag on the vehicle makes it highly unlikely the depicted troops are Canadian. Unless they were working in joint units?

Hanno