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02-11-08, 11:41
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The RAAF had a lot of WC series Dodge vehicles mainly the Command Car version. Below is some photos of the weapons carrier in RAAF service courtesy of the AWM & Pictures Australia. Most of the photos I have from this source are of RAAF Command Cars.
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08-11-08, 00:19
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Now we are back in action can the experts give me information on the markings on Kevin's Dodge. Wich ones are keepers for the finished project? Does the date in blue mean anything? Thank you in advance Robert.
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12-11-08, 20:08
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Kevin has nearly finished bolting pieces to the Dodge when he's finished it is going to a restorer. By the markings was this Dodge used by the USA during the war and RAAF after. Can any hisory be gleaned from the markings?
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12-11-08, 21:40
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The Dodge would have been issued to the US Army and then given to the RAAF while the war was still on under Lend Lease terms or simply as an outright gift. I have seen Stuart Tanks with USA and Australian markings as well and the Shermans that came out for trials also carried two sets of markings. The RAAF seems to be the ones who had a larger number of these 3/4 ton WC series Dodges then the Army or Navy.
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12-11-08, 21:47
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13-11-08, 11:01
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R.T.D. on my medical documents meant:
Returned to Duty. Perhaps that Dodge had repairs done & was out of action. There are five different scripts of stencil there. It would be nice to have a rule against the photos to get an accurate size of each one. If anyone has an original stencil sheet please PM me So I can get details. A photograph of it with inch rule next to it would be great. Here's a Nice Rising Sun, Almost faded away... Ian
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15-11-08, 05:28
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I was wondering if anyone else has run across these stencils on vehicles of the rising sun, I removed the engine bonnet from a 1942 GMC 6x6 a few months back and it had the same rising sun stencil or painting ? The truck is at a remote abandoned US airbase could this be a Unit designation ?
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13-11-08, 11:32
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If the owner wants to restore it as an RAAF one then the white RAAF numbers and other markings are the ones to keep but I'd still record the US one's as the history of the vehicle from new may be able to be found using them. The Dodge Forum may be able to help. http://forum.ww2dodge.com/
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Cheers Cliff Hutchings aka MrRoo S.I.R. "and on the 8th day he made trucks so that man, made on the 7th day, had shelter when woman threw him out for the night" MrRoo says "TRUCKS ROOLE"
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13-11-08, 12:21
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