Storm and Assault Boats

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Originally Posted by Johan WILLAERT

Hi all,

Just found this thread while searching the net for these boats. For a display in a local museum, I'm looking for two British Folding Assault Boats of WW2 vintage or look.

Anyway, either WW2 vintage, postwar manufacture or replica is OK, as long as they have the correct WW2 look.

All offers will be considered...

Also is the book shown above available somewhere....

Thanks,

Johan

Johan, I highly recommend that you read the book, "Engineer Assault Boats in Canadian service" by John Sliz and published by MLU's own servicepub. I'm not an expert, but the storm boat in the Minnetonka picture is definitley not the folding canvas Assault Boat used by the RE's during OP Berlin. Further, the Storm Boat used by Canadian Engineers looks a lot different from the US Storm Boat, so depending upon who you are trying to portray, you might want a look at this book.

Chimo! Derek.