XXX Corps event: Liberation Task Force | 13-22 September 2014, Holland

[Tim Bell]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

Moved your posting to this thread if you don't mind. Scout Car looks excellent as it is! 98% finished is a heap more than my truck, but the important thing is that they are there

Hanno

Thanks - dont mind at all - would have put it here myself if I'd realised the thread was here!

Look forward to meeting loads of forum members on this trip - will be great to put faces to names.

Pic of the radio installation is here:

http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...ad.php?t=22570

The vehicle is marked up to represent "A" Squadron of Phantom GHQ Liaison Regiment and whilst the census number is correct for the No 12 Patrol vehicle, we will represent the No 5 Patrol vehicle for this event.

The Phantom Patrols at the time of Market-Garden comprised 7 men in 1 x White Scout Car fitted with the WS9, 1 x Jeep fitted with the WS22, with a trailer with two motor cycles for individual patrol work.

We originally wanted to run a complete patrol, but the organisers didnt want to have any more Jeeps, so instead there are 5 of us in the Scout Car... which will be cosy!

Historical note...

Capt Denys Brook-Hart was commander of No 5 Patrol during Market-Garden and tasked with reaching Arnhem by road independently of anything 30 corps were doing - he got the whole patrol to Nijmegen, then left the WSC behind and travelled by Jeep to Driel where they were shelled by the Germans with 88mm's over open sights... when the radio and radio operator both broke, he drove back to Nijmegen to replace them, then returned to Driel to relay messages from the Phantom patrol in Oosterbeek back to HQ... for his part in Market Garden he was awarded the MC... his signaller however only got shell-shock.

I have copies of the Phantom Intelligence logs for the Market Garden operation - if you really want to know who was where and when, forget the history books which give you someone's interpretation of events and read the Phantom material... it is very detailed.

Tim

[RichardT10829]

Counting down to the event now !!! Two days at work then the fun begins ! Spent today sorting my kit out, boots cleaned, beret shaped and shaved...

[Andy Mitchell]

Hi all.

Finally found a new wheel cylinder for the F30 so all should be well, also seem to have acquired a 6 pounder anti-tank gun to pull as well. Ho Hum !

See you all there.

Andy

[Tim Bell]

Hell... 7am leave tomorrow for Harwich... still cannot find the blanco, button stick, hexi tablets, marching compass... and find my uniform has shrunk since last worn!

Thankfully I have found the wine box, port and hip flask...

Tim

[Andy Mitchell]

Tim . All is not lost then !

Andy

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Seems our English friends made it across the North Sea: http://youtu.be/DfSL3NrfisI

I will be joining the fun tomorrow evening.

Hanno

[Alex van de Wetering]

I was in Weert today, very briefly. The "staging area" was not open to public, but I did see several vehicles parked on the other side of the fence; Austin K6, C15A, several Bedford QL's and MWD's.
Lowloaders of the Dutch army were supplying more vehicles....I think I saw Andy's F30, an Austin K2/Y, Bedford QLD, Hillman Tilly, and a Matador on the open road. Lovely vehicles!

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Sunday 22-09:

Vehicles pulling out of the car park after a static show at the premises of the to-be established war museum at Nijmegen

Liberation Task Force: Nijmegen
1) http://youtu.be/AGYG2kFyZcI?list=UUb...ekQTE3Uqj395fA
2) http://youtu.be/TxZPL8AW5I0?list=UUb...ekQTE3Uqj395fA
3) http://youtu.be/8qbopFLKbco?list=UUb...ekQTE3Uqj395fA
4) http://youtu.be/lSj29kct6BY?list=UUb...ekQTE3Uqj395fA
5) http://youtu.be/ykiSb8csBts?list=UUb...ekQTE3Uqj395fA
6) http://youtu.be/1_-q4LKLR8M?list=UUb...ekQTE3Uqj395fA
7) http://youtu.be/oKVRQ2yKVhE?list=UUb...ekQTE3Uqj395fA

Enjoy!
Hanno