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Originally Posted by Lang

Probably more than a field mod. Is the bloke sitting on the front operating the blade winch?

Lang

That would have to be what he is there for. From where the driver sits he wouldn't be able to see a damned thing. What an arrangement!
It's been said that a camel is a horse designed by a committee. This device obviously got the same treatment. Probably the only one built.
As regards the airborne CCKWs, there is an almost intact example in the Lake Salvage yard in Mildura, Victoria. The cargo body has been replaced with a turn table (fifth wheel) but it wears its original paint job and some of its markings. It still has the word AIRBORNE stencilled on the doors.

David

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David

I am sure it was like most tank dozers and only designed to push obstacles out of the way, push other stuck tanks and break creek banks down enough for them to get across.

No matter how optimistic the designers were I doubt they expected them to replace a D-7.

I think there might be a shortage of volunteers for the winch operator's position if the clearance job was under fire! Maybe the driver had a string running back through his peep hole to work the winch under fire?

Lang