In the background

[Mark W. Tonner]

... 64 years ago on Juno ... a 15cwt

[Alex van de Wetering]

Yes Mark,

certainly a noteworthy day, today. Any idea where the picture was taken? My guess would be Bernieres-sur-Mer. Anyone know for sure? I will be in Normandy next week.

Alex

[Mark W. Tonner]

Originally Posted by Alex van de Wetering

Yes Mark,

certainly a noteworthy day, today. Any idea where the picture was taken? My guess would be Bernieres-sur-Mer. Anyone know for sure? I will be in Normandy next week.

Alex

Hi Alex;

Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer (NAN RED Beach - The North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment & "C" Sqn, 10 CAR (FGH)). Two of the three DD tanks of "C" Sqn, 10 CAR (FGH) that were lost to enemy fire on the beach can be seen in the photo along with AVREs of 80th Assault Squadron, R.E., along with other various vehicles.

Cheers

[Noel Burgess]

As an aside to the last photo - anyone know what is below the 15Cwt and to the right of the BARV ???
Noel

[sapper740]

Originally Posted by Noel Burgess

As an aside to the last photo - anyone know what is below the 15Cwt and to the right of the BARV ???
Noel

Noel, are you talking about this little thingy next to the Jeep? Looks like a boiler of some kind. Derek.

[Alex Blair (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Noel Burgess

As an aside to the last photo - anyone know what is below the 15Cwt and to the right of the BARV ???
Noel

Looks like a Sherman DD below,and to the far right a portable laundry or cook stove of some type..

[Noel Burgess]

Sapper - yes that's it, I had thought it looked like a tar boiler - but why would it be there???
Noel

[sapper740]

Originally Posted by Noel Burgess

Sapper - yes that's it, I had thought it looked like a tar boiler - but why would it be there???
Noel

You might have hit the nail on the head Noel with the tar boiler. Advance parties of the Royal Engineer's five Airfield Construction Groups landed at the British and Canadian beaches on D Day with the bulk of their plant arriving D+ 2 or 3. Getting airstrips quickly operational was a huge concern of SHAEF in order to provide close air cover over the invasion beaches. 16 Airfield Construction Group had the first Emergency Landing Strip operational June 7th. PBS (Prefabricated Bituminous Surfaces) was commonly used for runway surfaces with repairs quickly made with a mop, a bucket of molten tar, and some burlap or Hessian.


CHIMO! Derek.

[Alex van de Wetering]

Hi Alex;

Saint-Aubin-sur-Mer (NAN RED Beach - The North Shore (New Brunswick) Regiment & "C" Sqn, 10 CAR (FGH)). Two of the three DD tanks of "C" Sqn, 10 CAR (FGH) that were lost to enemy fire on the beach can be seen in the photo along with AVREs of 80th Assault Squadron, R.E., along with other various vehicles.

Thanks Mark. I hope we have the time to take a comparison shot, in a few days.

Alex