Wasps in colour

[sapper740]

Here's an interesting picture of several Wasps firing bursts at the same time in colour. No info as to location or situation unfortunately. Derek.

[servicepub (RIP)]

This is an IWM photo. I will be using this as a cover for Roger Lucy's "Flame Weapons in Canadian Service" Book.

[Jordan Baker]

How about colour film footage of a Wasp in action. This dates from the early 50's at Camp Niagara.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=2H5vNeVSZ8Q

[Roger Lucy]

Do you have an exact date for this demonstration? I was wondering if it's possible that the flame thrower is in fact the Iroquois. This was developed by Canada in the early 1950s. The Iroquois was much simpler than the Wasp II and obtained ranges of up to 200 metres. 100 examples were manufactured by the Turnbull Elevator company. In September 1953, three were issued to each PF battalion . Others were earmarked for use at summer camps for demonstrations for the Militia. Unfortunately the only detail of the equipment I can see in this footage is the gas cylinder, but the range looks pretty impressive.
Roger

[Jordan Baker]

Hi Roger

Unfourtunatly that information has been lost to time. This footage was found on a roll of original colour film in our museum archives. It contained some prewar stuff, pre Dieppe in England film and then cut to early 1950's Camp Niagara. We don't even know who filmed everything or how the film came to be in our collection.