M151A1 "jeep" in RAAF service?

[Col Tigwell]

Our biggest problem was air droping the Landrover, especially the LWB models.

Nine times out of ten we would bend the chassis enough that you could not shut the doors.

All sorts of experts came by, with all sorts of solutions but none worked.

Until we hit on an extra layer of honeycomb under the front axle which appeared to spread the impact load better. No more problems except the front wheels often were just high enough not to get enough traction to drive off the platform.

As I said to the army major who was watching, we will have the driver put it in 4WD. Sure enough that fixed it.

After we got rid of the WW2 jeeps, the replacement ones, built by Willy's Australia, with part local content where just heaps of rubbish.

Regards

Col