|
|
|
|
#1
14-10-11, 11:07
|
||||
|
||||
From Crib Point
Here's an interesting one. Today I visited the maritime Museum and noticed this image on the wall of a Mustang forced landing. The circumstances were the Mustang had been towing targets and one of the bursts came a bit close prompting the comment from the pilot: "I'm towing the target, not pushing it".
The CMP looks a little odd... in fact it is a PMG (or ex-PMG) modified Chevrolet with a 4 door coach built cab. These were most often stretched C15 chassis. The number of Navy types is also interesting, they were from the training base HMAS Cerberus located at Crib Point in Westernport Bay, Victoria. The date was December 1st, 1954, the Mustang was A68-122 which was converted to components almost two years later. 
__________________
Film maker 42 FGT No8 (Aust) remains 42 FGT No9 (Aust) 42 F15 Keith Webb Macleod, Victoria Australia Also Canadian Military Pattern Vehicles group on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/canadianmilitarypattern 
|
|
#2
14-10-11, 16:48
|
|||
|
|||
|
Keffy,
Nice image: suggest the Mustang was towing targets for the Navy's West Head Gunnery Range at the entrance to Western Port. It would explain the Navy types as well as just proximity to the crash: they probably had a hand in it! I spent several weeks there (West Head) on a job during the 1980s, and it was standard practice for crews to see if they could 'shred' the towed target to send the aircraft back to base. Once that happened, it was time off. Nice pic all round, foreground and background Mike C
|
|
#3
20-10-11, 00:55
|
||||
|
||||
|
Another pic I have never seen before
Some more photographs of interest on this site too.
Graeme Source: http://www.militariarg.com/trucks--p...transport.html
|
|
#4
30-10-11, 23:03
|
||||
|
||||
|
Hiding in the bushes
|
|
#5
31-10-11, 00:30
|
||||
|
||||
|
Egypt 1945.
Keith
__________________
Keith
|
|
#6
31-10-11, 06:39
|
||||
|
||||
|
Nice pic
Excellent shot, but is it foreground or background?
__________________
Film maker 42 FGT No8 (Aust) remains 42 FGT No9 (Aust) 42 F15 Keith Webb Macleod, Victoria Australia Also Canadian Military Pattern Vehicles group on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/canadianmilitarypattern
|
|
#7
10-11-11, 17:34
|
||||
|
||||
|
Here is a rather rare photo. It was taken during the Greek Civil war 1946-49, and shows members of the Hellenic (National) Army at a brake during operations against the communist guerillas, somewhere at central Greece. All of them are dressed with british BD uniforms, pat 37. At the backstage a Chev or a Ford.
TRIKALA_ emfylios_1947.jpg
__________________
1943 CHEV C8A HUW (under restoration). 1943 FORD F15 cab13 (under restoration). 1940 BSA M20 1940 NORTON 16H (project waiting)
|
 |
| Thread Tools | |
| Display Modes | |
|
|
Hybrid Mode
