I live near an old WW2 airfield , Church Broughton, used as a vehicle storage depot by the army just after the war. Additionally there was a REME depot about 6 miles away at Marchington, and another army depot at Hilton.
A few years ago my dad was stopped by a motorist who was searching for a nearby camp he used to serve on whilst in the army. He recounted the tale of taking an amphibious jeep for test on a nearby pond , and the vehicle quickly sank. He and his buddy returned the paperwork to the office and claimed to have parked the vvehicle back in the ranks along with several hundred other / jeeps bedfords etc. The lost vehicle was not missed and the event went by unreported. The locality has changed so much that he was unable to get his bearings and was asking my father for help. My dad was unable to help and the motorist departed .
Does anyone know anything of this story - there are several ponds that fit the bill, and one was searched by police years ago when several Vickers Machine Guns were recovered during a dry spell when they were spotted sticking out of the bank, but no Jeep. I know it will be a rusting heap by now but its would be an interesting item to search for? Any old soldiers remember this ?