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Old 31-01-09, 02:26
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Mark,
Thanks so much for your very well written response to my question regarding the shades of green. I'll certainly have new markings using the shade of green you identified as correct made up for the front and back of my truck!

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Old 31-01-09, 02:56
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Mark,
Thanks so much for your very well written response to my question regarding the shades of green. I'll certainly have new markings using the shade of green you identified as correct made up for the front and back of my truck!

Best regards,
Jim
Hi Jim;

Glad I could help.

I also just wanted to show you three photos of vehicles of the 3rd Canadian Infantry Division from 1944-45 in NWE. Although they are black & white, you can see how the french grey background of the formation sign (circled in red) shows up as a light background to the maple leaf.

Attachements 1 & 2:

The Cameron Highlanders of Ottawa (M.G.) - the divisional Machine Gun Battalion

Credit: Lieut. H. Gordon Aikman / Canada Dept. of National Defence / Library and Archives Canada / PA-140192
Credit: Lieut. Donald I. Grant / Canada Dept. of National Defence / Library and Archives Canada / PA-138372


Attachment 3:

4th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment, R.C.A. - the divisional Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment
Credit: Lieut. Ken Bell / Canada Dept. of National Defence / Library and Archives Canada / PA-162434

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Old 01-02-09, 02:53
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Mark,
Thanks for the photos of the three vehicles with the 3rd Division markings. Below is a better photo of the 3rd Division marking I used on my truck. It's affixed to the side of my Toyota truck which is a pewter gray. By the way, I took this picture in some good sunlight. Let me know what you think of the color now.

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Jim
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Old 01-02-09, 18:12
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Thanks for the photos of the three vehicles with the 3rd Division markings. Below is a better photo of the 3rd Division marking I used on my truck. It's affixed to the side of my Toyota truck which is a pewter gray. By the way, I took this picture in some good sunlight. Let me know what you think of the color now.

Regards,
Jim
Great Jim!
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Old 01-02-09, 21:09
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When Jim marked his truck I gave him copies of ORIGINAL marking instructions for the truck. This clearly showed where they went front and back and what size they were.
The drawing he submitted is the original drawing! The file name is "Canadian Corps vehicle Serial Numbers and Colour Markings, Copy 17, Secret"
It shows Div. Sign on the right and Unit side on the left.
You will note it is reversed on the back of the vehicle, so they are on the same side front to back.
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Next. No QOR marked vehicle ever had the leaf green colour under the 60
The Unit background was a dark geen, the same dark green that backed up the badge on their beret. Bill Beardmore (anybody remember him?) had an original decal tac sign and Unit sign and the colour was French Grey under the yellow maple leaf (so who the hell had gold paint?) It was dark Green under the 60.
This was verified by Stan Biggs (WW2 Carrier Commander), Jack Martin,
Mortar Crew commander, and Clay Bell who painted these signs on in WW2.
Used these details to mark my 15 cwt truck when I did it 10 years ago.
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