Australian Ingenuity

[Tim Lovelock]

Originally Posted by Allan L

The 'thing' does have a military connection; although built to DCA specification, it was built for them by the Australian Army's Experimental & Proving Establishment. The story of the Monegeeta Monster, as it was known, can be found at the Airways Museum website (includes a link to some video of it being trialled):

http://www.airwaysmuseum.com/ARFF%20...%20Monster.htm

Thanks Allan,

What a great link and better explanation. The name Monegeeta Monster, now rings a bell from older colleagues I worked with. I'm glad there is a good history of a very wierd vehicle. Thanks Tim