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In "The Wartime Jeep in British Service" by Gavin Birch lists the modifications carried out by the British to have them comply to their requirements. But due to the pressures of war only relatively few were converted as such. I would have to look up the details, but one cannot draw the conclusion those Jeeps were allocated direct to the Canadians because it does not have the British modifications.
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Canadians obtained jeeps three ways; the majority via direct purchase from Ford and Willys, a significant number of used vehicles purchased from the US Army, and a small number obtained from the British War Office.
Eric Booth's booklet "The WWII Jeep in Canadian Service" describes these acquisitions. Clive
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My 1944 Willys MB jeep came out of Norway surplus in the mid-1980s and appears to have been in British Airborne service before the Norwegians got it. I uncovered Norwegian service markings and the original USA Registration number (on the front bumper!) but as the hood (bonnet) had been changed in service there were no British markings. :-( None on the sides or rear either. I like to think that it was one of the many that were left behind in Norway after 1 Airborne Division & SAS Bde liberated Norway in May 1945. I say this because mine had some British features:
1. Four holes in the top of each fender (wing) for the airborne stowage racks 2. Sidelights/convoy lights had been moved to the wings/fenders, but later moved back into the grille and the holes in the fenders/wings were welded shut. 3. Oil dipstick cap painted red 4. British style hinged door mounts on side of windshield frame. Quote:
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I know it is not a wartime photo. But you may be interested to see this Canadian Navy Jeep, as info on Jeeps in RCN service is so rare.
It looks this is a bog standard CJ-3A Universal Jeep, shiny paint and all. Big question: which colour would they have chosen from the catalogue? Ref. https://www.kaiserwillys.com/about_w..._history_specs Quote:
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From Rob Grieve, another RCN CJ-3A:
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Does anyone know the proper letters for BCATP Station Fort Macleod, #7 Service Flying Training School? I would guess FM but would like to know for sure.
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The current ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organization) identifier for the Fort MacLeod airport is CEY3. Sorry, but I don't have information on the period identifier. ICAO is a postwar creation (1947) so there may not be any linkage between the airport designators then and now. But, if you are lucky, they might just have added the C at the beginning to identify Canada.
Looking at the satellite image at https://www.google.com/maps/place/Fo...4d-113.4147974 the current airport is clearly on the site of the BCATP airport. |
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