DAK ambulance?

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally posted by sapper740
The CMP in the bottom right of the photo still has the roundel air recognition symbol so this is probably still early in the war?

The U.S. star was not adopted as the standard AFV recognition marking until the spring of 1944. Prior to this, the combination of the red/white/red AFV flash and a roundel of red, white and blue, similar to early war RAF roundels, was used (see Air recognition roundels on Canadian AFV's).

Also, it appears in the photo that none of the trucks have a roof hatch. Is this correct?

Yes - see canvas-covered square roof hatch.

It seems a lot of the CMPs seen in desert photos have a different tyre tread pattern on the front wheels, just as my C15 did when I bought it. My C15 was supposedly in N. Africa. Any thoughts on this?

Sand pattern tyres were of course desigend for use in sandy areas, but their use was not exclusive to North Africa. I would not bet on your C15 having been in North Africa because of the sand tyres. Wasn't your C15 a heavily modified one?

H.