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21-11-10, 21:25
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Not a radar vehicle but a couple of interesting trailers, they should fit in here OK
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25-11-10, 01:39
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25-11-10, 02:48
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Attention Grant Bowker....
.... the pictures posted by Les...... are very similar/same as pictures I have seen for sale by THE book dealer.... they were part of his 8 1/2 by 11 sets of British equipment...... we left them behind because they were not CMP related.....
Bob C
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25-11-10, 03:44
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25-11-10, 09:27
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Wireless
Les' pictures are of Wireless set No10 - a 10 channel microwave set used at Army/Army Group level in NW Europe. I'm sure these were covered in MLU a few years ago
Noel
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25-11-10, 19:09
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You are correct Noel ..It is a Wireless Set No 10
http://www.wftw.nl/wireless/ws10a.jpg The early versions of GEE and OBOE, which should properly be classified as Aids to Navigation, were mounted in trailers that were available at the time. OBOE in a trailer originally manufactured for the AA radar No 3 Mk 2 is not surprising. What is surprising is that the boys in blue have cornered the market on WW II radar. The army radar personnel and equipment have been marginalised to the point that no one cares about the preservation of the one surviving GL III(c) gunlaying radar, lying neglected out on the Canadian Prairie. It is ironic that the GL III (c) is featured on the FLICKR site of the Quebec Naval museum, but dismissed as a low priority by the RCA Museum. http://www.flickr.com/photos/museena...ec/4435376316/
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29-11-10, 12:05
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I have been surprised that no one has ever commented on the REL radar trailer I have noted in my signature.My trailer is a GL III(c) I have the trailer,dolly, stabilising legs and turntable for the radar but the shelter is missing.Bart Vanderveen sent me a photo of the outfit many years ago but information has been pretty scarce.There is a long distance photo of one in New Guinea with a lot of other surplus equipment at the end of WW2.My trailer came from the Gold Coast in Queensland and was used by four farmer brothers to carry their Cat D6 around on,they eventually took the dolly out and welded a 6 foot extension to the front of the trailer and used it as a low loader, hooked up to their 1954 Chev truck.The trailer has electric brakes and the farmers said that with the D6 on they could lock the brakes up no problem.I was going to set the trailer up behind my NM Mack as the NM,s were used to tow radar trailers and guns in Australia.I thought though that the GL III(c) and its accomanying trailer were normally towed by FWDs.
Cheers Ken
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