Normandy 2014

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Source: https://picasaweb.google.com/kmbizal...39306679566226

I ran into a group of Maple Leaf Up members. Maple Leaf Up is a Canadian club. Check out their website by googling the name.

[Michael R.]

Canadian, eh? Uh-huh. So sez Minnesota, USA. Need some names there, the youngsters are getting tall...

[Richard Farrant]

You never know who you might bump in to when in Normandy ........ Hanno with his CMP

regards, Richard

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Richard, was great meeting you there. And thanks for getting me in touch with Preston so I could join the Bayeux parade!

H.

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[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

Richard, was great meeting you there. And thanks for getting me in touch with Preston so I could join the Bayeux parade!

No problem Hanno, a bit of co-operation between the Allies !

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Just like in 1994, my truck is featured in print - but in the background!

First picture was scanned from the book WW2 Allied Vehicles by John Blackman. My truck 796 LGU is following DAP 418, another F15A.
Brian Gough believes the majority of the pictures were taken at the 50th anniversary of D Day show on the Common in Portsmouth in early June 1994. Following that show many of those vehicles went directly to the Normandy beaches and more photos were taken there.

Fast forward 20 years; the second picture is a page scanned from the French Tank & Military Vehicles magazine issue August-September 2014. On 8 June my truck 796 LGU was following 248 UYG, Neil Davis' Chevrolet CGT Cab 12 FAT, of which the restoration was finished just hours before driving on the ferry and which had it's post-restoration shakedown cruise in Normandy!

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[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

First picture was scanned from the book WW2 Allied Vehicles by John Blackman. My truck 796 LGU is following DAP 418, another F15A.
Brian Gough believes the majority of the pictures were taken at the 50th anniversary of D Day show on the Common in Portsmouth in early June 1994. Following that show many of those vehicles went directly to the Normandy beaches and more photos were taken there.

Hi Hanno,
The photo on the left was taken at Beltring, this was in the field that was latterly used as the stall area. I cannot lay my hands on the book right now, but a lot of the photos were taken there.

regards, Richard