Bogged Blitz Collection

[Mike Cecil]

QJ = 92 Sqn RAF from May 1940 to 1946. As an aside, a number of Australians served with the squadron in WW1. One pilot is the only serviceman I have ever located that served operationally with all three services during that war - started with the RAN, transferred to the AIF, then to the RFC which then became the RAF. An extraordinary service history.

[Lang]

A few More

[Keith Webb]

Originally Posted by Mike Cecil

QJ = 92 Sqn RAF from May 1940 to 1946. As an aside, a number of Australians served with the squadron in WW1. One pilot is the only serviceman I have ever located that served operationally with all three services during that war - started with the RAN, transferred to the AIF, then to the RFC which then became the RAF. An extraordinary service history.

That's interesting... Ted Sly, a 92 Sqn pilot was a regular at Temora, I interviewed him on two occasions. He was great mates with Bobby Gibbes whom he met when he was posted back here to 457 Squadron. It's interesting to hear how 'browned off' they were by the lack of action.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

This well known photo showing the off-road capabilities of the CMP truck should be in included here:

“Caption: Personnel of 2nd Canadian Infantry Division Signals with Personnel of the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals (R.C.C.S.), 2nd Canadian Infantry Division, examining a Ford three-ton truck which sank into a ditch on the Beveland Causeway, Netherlands, 27 October 1944. Source: LAC - PA-142071.”

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[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

This well known photo showing the off-road capabilities of the CMP truck should be in included here:

“Caption: Personnel of 2nd Canadian Infantry Division Signals with Personnel of the Royal Canadian Corps of Signals (R.C.C.S.), 2nd Canadian Infantry Division, examining a Ford three-ton truck which sank into a ditch on the Beveland Causeway, Netherlands, 27 October 1944. Source: LAC - PA-142071.”

Mark Tonner noted:

“Hanno Spoelstra, Jordan Baker - The unit mobilization serial number ‘2354/1,’ which is applied to the left-hand side of the bumper tells a different story, and identifies this truck as belonging to Headquarters, First Canadian Army Signals, Royal Canadian Corps of Signals”

[Lang]

I don't see anything there to preclude the truck being used by 2 Div Signals and the original caption being correct.

They were after all a sub-unit of 1 Canadian Army and vehicles are constantly being exchanged or loaned up and down the chain to cater for servicing, repairs or bolstering particular units for some operation. This is even more likely in this case as the "owning" unit is the Corps (as in Signals) senior unit directly above the captioned "using" unit.

I very much doubt anyone would have bothered changing the bumper markings even if the loan or transfer was permanent or even anything more formal in the vehicle records than a note "Allocated to ...... March 5 1945"

Lang

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by Lang

I don't see anything there to preclude the truck being used by 2 Div Signals and the original caption being correct.

They were after all a sub-unit of 1 Canadian Army and vehicles are constantly being exchanged or loaned up and down the chain to cater for servicing, repairs or bolstering particular units for some operation. This is even more likely in this case as the "owning" unit is the Corps (as in Signals) senior unit directly above the captioned "using" unit.

I very much doubt anyone would have bothered changing the bumper markings even if the loan or transfer was permanent or even anything more formal in the vehicle records than a note "Allocated to ...... March 5 1945"

Agree, though if someone can make sense of these markings it is Mark Tonner.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Just a bit of leasurely off-roading in Indonesia, 1945-1949:

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