Commer Q2: Truck, 15-cwt, 4x2, Van

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Found on Facebook, a colourised photo of a Commer Q2 15-cwt Van.

Caption: “Pilots of 249 Squadron at North Weald, late 1940. Richard Wynn, Tom Neil, Robert Barton, Patrick Wells, James Crossey, Jack Mills, Albert Lewis, George Barclay, George Palliser, S "Woolly" Woolmer and Anthony Thompson.”

In one of the comments to this photo Kit Wells wrote: "Pat Wells was my cousin. Knew him in his later years. He was shot down shortly after this photo and badly burnt. He became one of the famous guinea pigs for plastic surgery. Years later in South Africa he was introduced to Adolf Garland. After a lengthy conversation they both produced their log books for the day he was shot down. They gradually realised that it was in fact Galland who shot him down. Galland’s log records ‘Shot down in flames - pilot killed’ to which Pat’s comment was ‘Sorry mate, I am still here’. A lovely man and a pleasure to know so many years after these events"

Another comment: "This isn't September 1940, it's late November onwards and possibly December or even early 1941 due to the fact the Hurricane in the background has a 'Sky' coloured Spinner and fuselage recognition band added, which wasn't introduced until Air Ministry Orders in November 1940."

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[Alex van de Wetering]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

Found on Facebook, a colourised photo of a Commer Q2 15-cwt Van.

That same colorised facebook picture found it's way to multiple forums, which led to more pictures being posted in reply.

Javier de Luelmo posted this picture on the missing-lynx forum of a Q2 van in the desert, but in German hands.
No idea of the original source, but picture posted here: https://www.tapatalk.com/groups/miss...57077#p1757077

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[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Alex van de Wetering

Javier de Luelmo posted this picture on the missing-lynx forum of a Q2 van in the desert, but in German hands.

Thanks Alex, good to see another Q2 Van in North Africa.

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

Caption: “Pilots of 249 Squadron at North Weald, late 1940. Richard Wynn, Tom Neil, Robert Barton, Patrick Wells, James Crossey, Jack Mills, Albert Lewis, George Barclay, George Palliser, S "Woolly" Woolmer and Anthony Thompson.”

I traced back this photo via https://www.heritage-print.com/fligh...-14995346.html as being a photo from Air of Glory: A Wartime Scrapbook, by Cecil Beaton and published by His Majesty's Stationary Office, 1941

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