Armoured 15 CWT's wrecks at Dutch exercising grounds

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by RHClarke

Hanno, Do you know where the "saved" ones were taken? I am only asking out of an outrageous desire to get one...

Rob,

All the ones that were saved ended up at good homes.

A fellow Canadian also had an outrageous desire to get one and actually shipped one back to Canada!

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[RHClarke]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

A fellow Canadian also had an outrageous desire to get one and actually shipped one back to Canada!

Yes. An incredible thread. I hope to get some close up footage of Barry's C15TA this coming summer (assuming it will be proudly displayed at a few events).

Makes me want one more...

[Geoff Winnington-Ball (RIP)]

Originally Posted by RHClarke

Yes. An incredible thread. I hope to get some close up footage of Barry's C15TA this coming summer (assuming it will be proudly displayed at a few events).

Makes me want one more...

I'm first in line, ya git....

[Hanno Spoelstra]

It is interesting to see some of these C15TA´s did not have the stowage boxes over the rear mudguards. Instead of traces of being ripped off, it seems there is no sign they were ever fitted.

Did anyone ever see a wartime pictures of a C15TA without them?

John, were these pictures taken on the same day? If so, there seem to be at least three of them without stowage boxes.

Thanks,
Hanno

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[john bom]

Yes Hanno,
these pictures were all taken at the same day in july 1972
John

[Hendrik van Oorspronk]

Hello, Hanno I am almost sure this is one of them, it didn't seem there were evewing boxes mounted, the mudgaurds are exactly the same as on the ambulance, also with the little flat plate at the rear of the mudgaurd.
It is also on the 2008 MLU calander

Hendrik van Oorspronk

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[RWDiesel]

Hello

I just bought a book about the Leopard 1 series in Dutch Army service, it is called De Leopard 1 Gepantserde vuist van de Koninklijke Landmacht, Writer is Willem Smit, Publisher is Boom Amsterdam, ISBN 978 90 8506 427 5.
With it came a DVD that shows some footage of Vlasakkers training grounds, judging from the equipment used (Leo-1V, all green uniform) mid to late 80's.
A Recon Unit is to take a defended roadblock, the so called defence exists of at least 1 Sherman & 1 C-15TA.
With Print Screen i managed to get some sreen captures for you to ahum enjoy?



Hope it's worth something for someone, not the way i like to see them.

Cheers Ronald