Radar Trailer

[alamotex]

Originally Posted by David Hardway

A couple of shots of one in NZ

No other info available sorry


Dave

The image title Wksp Tlr NZ 23625 suggests that the former ZPI radar trailer had been converted to some kind of military mobile workshop. The original roof mounted antenna has been removed and a spare tire mounted at the rear. Possibly one of the units sold to the Aussies in 1943 and later found its way to NZ ?

Attached are images from MLU member Servicepub's ( aka Clive Law ) collection showing another conversion. No details available about this one, either. Looks like the kind of trailer you would find on a AA practice firing range or Experimental Weapons Proving Ground. A positive identification would be nice to have.

Cheers Brian

[David Hardway]

Originally Posted by alamotex

The image title Wksp Tlr NZ 23625 suggests that the former ZPI radar trailer had been converted to some kind of military mobile workshop. The original roof mounted antenna has been removed and a spare tire mounted at the rear. Possibly one of the units sold to the Aussies in 1943 and later found its way to NZ ?

Attached are images from MLU member Servicepub's ( aka Clive Law ) collection showing another conversion. No details available about this one, either. Looks like the kind of trailer you would find on a AA practice firing range or Experimental Weapons Proving Ground. A positive identification would be nice to have.

Cheers Brian

The title Workshop trailer was an error on my part i scanned the pictures and had made an assumption on its actual use

Dave

[Jan Thompson]

A working bee was held yesterday to get the radar van painted and a few things were added to it. 5 weeks until our event at Corowa and externally it has been restored. We will decide on the internal restoration while we are at Corowa.