CMP trucks used by US Forces

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

Ford F15 CMP 15-cwt truck with mine damage next to an Indian Pattern Ford MCP 3-ton truck, somewhere in the North African desert.
The F15 was in service with the USAAF, note the USA recognition star on the roof. The Ford MCP has a British roundel on the top and the front of the hood.

USAAF roundel: white star on blue circle

F15 USAAF roundel.jpg

[David Dunlop]

Hanno.

On the Indian Pattern MCP in the last photo, is that the front of a wood slat stake box protruding out either side of the cab? It almost looks like the width of the wood box exceeds the width of the fenders on the cab, and the section of box sticking out on the left side of the cab looks quite distorted. Could this MCP also be a damaged vehicle pushed up beside the CMP to get it out of the way?

David

[Hanno Spoelstra]

David,

I think you are right. The front bumper on the MCP truck is crooked. It is not “parked”, no one would park it that close to a wrecked truck. They must have been shoved/ shunted together as only two wrecks would be.