Medical vehicles

[Mike K]

Originally Posted by Mike Kelly

hi Rupert

I have found a few K2Y Ambulances in the ARN register books .

"WD no. A1207004, to Australia Issued AMF no. A1207004, changed to AMF no. 1207004, should then of being issued with one or two AMF numbers" Maybe you can match the engine nr. to one listed in the ARN books


50219 to 50251 are all refugee K2Y Ambulances . Various other refugee vehicles like WOT2D, Morris Portee, Albion, Bedford are listed. 'Refugee' refers to vehicles headed for places like Malaya or Singapore, but the ships were diverted to Australia.

[Keith Brooker]

Photos from my Collection.
Keith

[Ilian Filipov]

Thanks for the nice pics Keith.
On the top right picture there is Renault AFB2, not WOT as stated in the file name.
Cheers!

[David Dunlop]

Post 68. De Havilland Rapide?

David

[Keith Brooker]

Thanks for the update on the photo Ilian Filipov.
A few more from my collection.
Keith

[rupert condick]

Hi
just some pictures,
and some Austin K2Y ARN. info.






some as WD nos.at this time.
1205173?/1205774,120592x,1206048,1206062,1206102,1206102,
1206104,1206xxx,1206175,1206177,1206184,1206653,A1 207000,
1207004,1207007,1207012,1208402,(1AACC,2AACC)

AUSTIN 1,AUSTIN 2,(3AACC)

ARN 52019-52051(May 1942-on), 76125-76145(April 1942-May 1942),
(2AACC)
Not all covered.
I suspect that about 70 arrived in Australia, which would be equal to one unit.
most likely with the 2/3rd AFA, on the stepsister convoy.but a guess.

Some AIF pictures,
ambulance 1.jpg


and captured


ambulance 3.jpg

IMG_7264.jpg


regs
rupert

[simon king]

I think the ambulance plane is a DH84 Dragon, not a DH89 Dragon Rapide. Built in Jan 43 and sold off in 1946 for £50....

Interesting to see above the No2 Mk 1/L ambulance body mounted on the back of a Bedford WL chassis cab- or even flatbed. The painted over headboard suggests an impressed vehicle. Very much a lash up reeking of panic, but there is a picture in the Beaulieu archives of a row of these so a batch must have been made.