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Great to see footage of it in action! According to the description: "British 51st Highland Division infantry (XXX Corps) move past a knocked-out Sherman Firefly tank on the outskirts of Goch." Screenshot_2020-08-17 e999923533-u pdf(2).jpg
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I do wonder if the description of the IWM fully covers what we see in video, as I tend to think that at least the CGT Compressor, and maybe also the jeep, is still in Canadian service....Is that a Canadian maple leaf Formation sign in the low right corner?
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That large circular object angled upwards in Photo 3 almost looks like a spray nozzle. Could that possibly be a Smoke Screen Generator assembly, rather than a basic air compressor?
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Found these pictures online while searching for WW2 British air compressors. Seems the British mounted one in the back of the Morris CS8 truck. I wouldn’t be surprised if these are the same air compressor bodies just mounted on a CMP cab/chassis.
It also appears the IWM Duxford has an original Morris CS8 compressor truck in its collection. 16E9D05B-3206-4F27-9B7E-E7109697671D.jpeg 7F519C2A-E13F-4CBF-AF36-20CC33D4AB28.jpeg D8AFCD57-DE16-4EDE-A1C5-A1FEC759ADAA.jpeg
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Ah! Twin cylinder heads! Makes sense now. Thanks for the photos, Jordan.
I assume the original winch drive setup on the Gun Tractors was adapted to power the compressor. David |
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My thought exactly Jordan. The bodies do look slightly different (hinging sides on CS8 vs one-piece sides on CGT), but this could be an early vs late feature of the British body. The small toolbox on the right rear under the body also looks identical to the one mounted on the Morris, as does the box normally mounted on the left hand side of the Morris as I mentioned earlier, placed on the right hand side on the CMP.
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