Canadian Mutual Aid Programme: WW2 equipment supplied to NATO Allies

[rob love]

55-256 is the 5,256th vehicle assigned a Department of National Defence (DND) number in Canada. The new numbering system started about January 1943 for Canadian Army vehicles, at 50,000. There was no “,” so they used a “-“ or a “.” Motorcycles and Royal Canadian Air Force vehicles were in different number series.

I am not so sure the above is quite true. I believe the numbers may have been assigned locally or regionally out of blocks given form higher formation as opposed to going to a National central registry to be assigned.

[Ed Storey]

Here are a couple of Canadian Army Journals images of two Diamond T 4-ton Chassis that were destined for France under the Canadian Mutual Aid program.

190-4 88-881 Mutual Aid copy.jpg 190-5 88-791 Mutual Aid copy.jpg

[Alex van de Wetering]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

Go to https://archives.nato.int/ and search for "Canadian Mutual Aid Programme" to find some interesting information on WW2 equipment being offered to NATO allies in the 1950s.

That's an interesting link Hanno! Thanks. I have seen lots of interesting vehicles in the lists. Now only to find the pictures!

I found this one interesting......Foxes, Lynx, Otter, CMP's Diamonds.....but also Grizzlies....and 55 Grizzly APC's!

source: https://archives.nato.int/uploads/r/...55_ENG_PDP.pdf

[Ed Storey]

Looks like Canada had 20 Dorchesters to dispose of, who would have guessed!