Jeeps in RCN and RCAF service

[Keith Orpin]

Larry,
Most, if not all jeeps in British service during WW2 did NOT move the front sidelights from the grill to the wing, this was , I beleive a postwar mod. This observation is based upon studying lots and lots of wartime pictures of jeeps in British service.
Hope this helps
Regards
Keith

[Robin Craig]

The markings as shown in post number 10 are very familiar.

They were reproduced by IPMS (International Plastic Modellers Society) Canada a good 15 to 20 years ago in 1/35 scale.

It was one of those non standard sets of decals that they strove to champion and make available long before people has laser printers and could make their own decals for models.

I still have my unused decal sheet, buried in a 20 ft sea can somewhere. If it interests anyone, ping me and I will add you to the list for when we empty the container in the spring.

R

[Mike Cecil]

Gents,

Excuse my ignorance of Canadian matters, but I wonder just how many jeeps the RCN were officially allocated during the Second World War. The humble jeep was in great demand by all the allies, and I know that in Australia's case, very very few of them were acquired by the RAN during the war - it was not until the end of the war when the Army said 'we have enough for peacetime, thanks' that sufficient became available for official allocations to the RAN, who used them in the immediate post war period. There were some exceptions - all traceable to being allocated by local Army authorities to RAN staff serving on islands in the SWPA.

So in the case of the RCN, why would that arm of service have needed jeeps during the war years? Would that need have been sufficient to have been a greater priority for allocation than the RCAF and the Army? Is there actual proof available of jeeps being officially allocated to the RCN during WW2, as opposed to post-WW2?

I'm curious to compare the two countries in this respect.

Mike C (that Australian bloke....)

[servicepub (RIP)]

Navy, Army, Air Force jeeps on parade.

[Mike Cecil]

Clive,

Any idea of a date for this image, please?

Mike C

[servicepub (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Mike Cecil

Any idea of a date for this image, please?

Mike,
No date on the photo or in the album from which it was harvested. However, the soldiers are wearing respirators on their chests and sporting STEN guns in their right hands so 1942-43 would be my educated guess.

Clive

[servicepub (RIP)]

Two more RCN jeeps, at the far end of the line. Note the slightly darker colour (as well as the matelot standing on the jeep).

http://www.servicepub.com/images/dsc02432.jpg

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

Originally Posted by servicepub (RIP)

Navy, Army, Air Force jeeps on parade.

If ever a photograph need colourizing it is this one. My humble attempt:

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Another Jeep next to a C60L in service with 126 wing 403 Squadron, RCAF:

42279495960_0c512f237b_o.jpg
Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/britis...57688051774645