RCAF vehicles from the 1930s

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Here are some photos of mid-1930s vehicles belonging to the RCAF. These were recently 'harvested' from Library & Archives Canada.

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Note the Parliament Buildings in the background and construction of the Supreme Court

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Tractors

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Tippers

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Trucks/Lorries

[T. Metsovitis]

Absolutely brilliant pics! Thanks for sharing.
Am I right in assuming that where there are two colours they are blue with black fenders?

Fyll

[Bob Carriere]

Hi Clive......

That repeat background of the water tower and the cement faced building behind one of the trucks looks very familiar.

The other picture with the Peace tower and Supreme court..... it owuld have to be around Victoria island or maybe the Lebreton flats by the rail yard...... or maybe closer in the road behind Duke/Wellington roughly where Baker junk yard was.....

Very interesting to say the least. Thanks for showing them.

Bob

[David_Hayward (RIP)]

RCAF # 280 is a 1936 I think from the rad, Standard or Regulier FC Sedan Delivery, Model 36-1271, one of 280 built in 1936 at Oshawa.

RCAf # 338 is possibly a 1936 GMC...does anyone recognise thre rad? It's not a '37 or '38 from my records? Model 9535 1-ton Panel Delivery I would say.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally posted by servicepub

Excellent shots, thanks for sharing them.
I particularly like the Woody, and in blue/black air force livery it must look fabulous.

H.

[David_Hayward (RIP)]

Is that Ford Wagon a 1938 Model C81-A Deluxe Wagon?

[David_Hayward (RIP)]

I know nothing about Ford trucks but is that a 134" w.b. 81W or a 157" 817W? As COEs were not produced in Canada at the time, I am suggesting imported.

May I also thank you very much indeed for the excellent photos.

[Bill Murray]

Clive:

Thanks for the absolutely smashing assortment of photos, never before seen by the general public I would suspect.

I am working my way through three waves of out of town family guests and am finishing the first tomorrow AM. Hopefully will have time next week to do some ID stuff if no one beats me to it.

It is really gratifying to see some of this type of materiel appearing on this and other forums the last few months and I hope to contribute some very original stuff from my own collection over the next few as well.
Bill

[servicepub (RIP)]

Thnx Bill,

I wish that I could afford to retire. This would give me all sorts of time to go through the 100,000s military photos held at archives, many of which, as you say, have never before been seen by the general public.

[Bill Murray]

Hello Clive:

Best shots for tonight.

408 39 Standard Ford
Next two 1937 Ford
347 38 Wagon Ford
338 GMC model??
280 Chev 1935/6
324 Ford BB V8 1934?
110 Ford BB possibly 4 cyl 1934?
Next Ford 1935 131 1/2 wb V8
323 Ford BB V8 1934?
280 Ford AA? 1932??
Next two Ford 38/39 one 157" wb and one 131 1/2" wb?

[Jan Mostek]

Originally posted by Hanno Spoelstra
Excellent shots, thanks for sharing them.
I particularly like the Woody, and in blue/black air force livery it must look fabulous.

I agree with Hanno, although I would like especially those lorries but was it really blue/black? Was the color scheme the same like in RAF?

Happy searching, Jan.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally posted by Jan Mostek
I agree with Hanno, although I would like especially those lorries but was it really blue/black? Was the color scheme the same like in RAF?

Jan, good question! I'd say the RCAF (largely) followed British practice, overseas anyways. But from R.A.F. Ground Equipment Blue - paint specification we learn RAF vehicles were blue-gray before WW2. But only after WW2 they were painted blue-gray (again), this time with black chassis, fenders, etc.

So who knows the whole story about RCAF vehicle colours?

H.

[John McNarry]

One of my roles at the Commonwealth Air Traing Plan Museum is the aquisition and maintenance of vehicles in the Motor Transport section of the collection.
I thought I'd shared this nice unit with you. It is a 1942 K8 purchased by the RCAF in 1942 and served at #3 B&G.

[John McNarry]

Advertisment from a 1942 paper that we used to pose the previous shot.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Here's another tractor, in this case a Ford "Air Force Utility Tractor".