Airborne hand cart

[Ron Pier]

Hmmm! I contacted the airborne Museum at Duxford. They want £25 up front before the'll even look at anything...With no garantee of any answers. I think I'll wait a while and see what I can dig up else where. I'm sure there will be pictures and information in books on the subject. I just don't have those books. Ron

[jaap de wit]

Hi Ron I found the picture of the handcarts made by the jaguar SS cars factory.
I think that nower days there are not as much handcarts left as showing in this picture, such a shame
I'll try to get some more pictures later when I am home.
cheers jaap

[Ron Pier]

Wow! Thanks Jaap. That is a great picture. You say it's a Jaguar? Is there a caption with the picture? I'd appreciate anything else you find.

Regards Ron

[jaap de wit]

Hi ron the text with the picture was that the jaguar factory made more items in the ww2 like airplane engines and handcarts as you see.
here are two more of the airborne at arnhem in 1944.
the first is on the landing zone of the south staffords and the second one is on route to the bridge on the utrechtse weg in oosterbeek.
cheers jaap

[Ron Pier]

Great stuff Jaap. Thanks a million! Ron

[jaap de wit]

hi ron
I have some more (2) pictures of the handcart used on a excersize
in egypte. the border regt is seen here with a wako glider.
you can see the inside of the cart, the two straps to hold the cargo in place.
cheers jaap

[Ron Pier]

Once again thanks Jaap. I had Lex Schmidt here this weekend and even he has not see all of those pictures. Ron