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To bring a CMP into this thread I have seen the remains of 15 cwt bodies with RN in white letters on the sides in Australia.
Would these have been local supply from Australian manufactured vehicles or imported by the RN from the UK? There were after all plenty of CMP vehicles parked up across the country at the time. This was a few years ago and cannot remember if they were local or Canadian type. Last edited by Andrew Morrison; 24-03-08 at 23:40. |
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Maybe these vehicles were on loan or purchased even .Or maybe the RN officially or unofficially pilfered a few vehicles from the islands as deck cargo. We will never know the full story .Many vehicles changed ownership with a few bottles of booze as payment . 114892 Physical description: Black & white Summary: SYDNEY HARBOUR, NSW. 1945-09-06. THE ROYAL NAVY MIDGET SUBMARINE, THE XE4 EXITER, CRUISING ROUND THE HARBOUR. Mike
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Quite by chance I found the book "Moving Bases, Royal Navy Maintenance Carriers and Monabs" by Cmdr David Hobbs. In it are quite a few pictures of interesting vehicles. I was fascinated by the workshops based on Bedford QLTs.
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Great pics, thanks! Hanno
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Early Willys MA Jeep in RN service, courtesy of Life and Google:
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Great pictures Fyll
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Excellent photos - never seen anything quite like that before.
That book has just been added to my christmas list Noel |
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