fv1609 Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 (edited) Several questions to this one! 1. What are these men looking at? 2. Who is the man in civies? 3. Where were these pictures taken? 4. When was this? There are other questions I could ask, but if I ask them it will then allow most of the answers to the above to fall into place! Edited November 17, 2009 by Marmite!! Photo links repaired Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ives Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 probably looking at a fox or ferret at bovi as the cap badges were tank reg rougthly in the sixties and the civie was being shown the vechicles at a tank sale Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted April 25, 2007 Author Share Posted April 25, 2007 probably looking at a fox or ferret - nope at bovi - nope as the cap badges were tank reg - yes rougthly in the sixties - yes the civie was being shown the vechicles at a tank sale - nope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 Several questions to this one! 1. What are these men looking at? 2. Who is the man in civies? 3. Where were these pictures taken? 4. When was this? Clive, Going for the hat trick ;-) 1/ Looking at radio equipment, which seems to be laid out on a trailer under the tent. 2/ He is a representative of a foreign government. 3/ Aldershot 4/ 1960's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted April 25, 2007 Author Share Posted April 25, 2007 Looking at radio equipment - nope a trailer under the tent - yes He is a representative of a foreign government. - yes but much higher rank than a rep Aldershot - nope 1960's - yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Ives Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 looking at a reme mobile workshop sultan of bruni catterick garison 1960s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted April 25, 2007 Author Share Posted April 25, 2007 looking at a reme mobile - yes workshop - nope sultan of bruni - nope, good guess he is of that sort of rank from somewhere else catterick garison - nope 1960s - yes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 Clive, Location could be Bordon or Arborfield and I have now spotted that in the first picture, under the tent can be seen the rear of body / tailboard, of a 1 ton truck, either an Austin K9, Morris MRA1 or Humber 1 ton. There is a Craftsman working on a small mobile workshop trailer in front of the truck. The Foreign gentleman could be King of Jordan ? (a stab in the dark here). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted April 26, 2007 Author Share Posted April 26, 2007 Location could be Bordon or Arborfield - nope under the tent can be seen the rear of body / tailboard, of a 1 ton truck, Humber 1 ton. - yes There is a Craftsman working on a small mobile -yes workshop - nope The Foreign gentleman could be King of Jordan ? - nope but a good guess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmite!! Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 There is a Craftsman working on a small mobile Generator :dunno: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted April 26, 2007 Author Share Posted April 26, 2007 There is a Craftsman working - yes on a small mobile Generator - nope Study everything in the photos, there are two significant clues as to the role of this unit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodge Deep Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 On the second picture, to the right of the chap on the left there appears to be something that looks like a hydraulic leg or support brace? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted April 26, 2007 Author Share Posted April 26, 2007 On the second picture, to the right of the chap on the left there appears to be something - (to his right) well spotted it is significant that looks like a hydraulic leg or support brace? yes it does - but nope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodge Deep Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 is it the towing bar? for the trailer unit that the ... thing.. is sat on :dunno: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted April 26, 2007 Author Share Posted April 26, 2007 is it the towing bar? for the trailer unit that the ... thing.. is sat on - nope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlienFTM Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 On the second picture, to the right of the chap on the left there appears to be something that looks like a hydraulic leg or support brace? It looks to me like an upper section of a 27' mast, but I doubt it can be because you'd be able to see the lower sections telescoped at the bottom of the picture. But I'd guess it is something similar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted April 26, 2007 Author Share Posted April 26, 2007 It looks to me like an upper section of a 27' mast, but I doubt it can be because you'd be able to see the lower sections telescoped at the bottom of the picture. But I'd guess it is something similar. - nope, not a mast of any sort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtistsRifles Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 Something to do with A/T missile system(s) ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted April 26, 2007 Author Share Posted April 26, 2007 Something to do with A/T missile system(s) ???? Yes very much so! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodge Deep Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 Rapier System... only one i can think of Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted April 26, 2007 Author Share Posted April 26, 2007 Rapier System - nope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 Clive, With the Humber 1 ton GS truck, RTR personnel, black coveralls on the mechanic, it has to be something to do with Malkara support equipment. Now therre was a mobile crane specially for handling guided weapons, a Thornycroft Nubianwith a Bedford engine, this could be the outrigger leg in the photo. It was used by the School of Artillery in the mid 1960's. Which brings me to the location, Larkhill ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted April 26, 2007 Author Share Posted April 26, 2007 With the Humber 1 ton GS truck, RTR personnel, black coveralls on the mechanic, it has to be something to do with Malkara support equipment. - Yes Now therre was a mobile crane specially for handling guided weapons, a Thornycroft Nubianwith a Bedford engine, this could be the outrigger leg in the photo. - Nope It was used by the School of Artillery in the mid 1960's. Which brings me to the location, Larkhill ? - Nope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrs Hardyferret Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 Swingfire (the replacement for Malkara!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fv1609 Posted April 26, 2007 Author Share Posted April 26, 2007 Swingfire - Nope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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