ploughman Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 When I was a member of a TA unit at RAF Leeming in N Yorks as part of an ADR (Airfield Damage Repair) RE Squadron. We had as part of our allocation of Heavy plant, Bedfords and Landrovers a couple of Saracens used for Airfield reconniscence. The unusual thing about these 2 vehicles was that they had an armoured glass cupola over the commanders hatch so a recce could be carried out in a secure fashion. This did reduce the amount of escape routes available to the crew. Does anyone know of any photos of these vehicles either at Leeming or one of the other RAF Stations in the eastern half of the UK that had these allocated. I neglected to get a photo of them before they were replaced by similarly fitted Sultans. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RAFMT Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 No Saracens yet, but I did find this interesting leaflet in the RAF Museum collection Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REME 245 Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 I have posted pictures of these vehicles in the past at Ludgershall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ploughman Posted December 4, 2018 Author Share Posted December 4, 2018 9 hours ago, RAFMT said: No Saracens yet, but I did find this interesting leaflet in the RAF Museum collection My unit was the same set up but we were 234 fd sqn const RE I was actually doing the same job with 234 that I did in Regulars with 52 Fd Sqn Const RE at Perham Down Tidworth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ploughman Posted December 4, 2018 Author Share Posted December 4, 2018 2 hours ago, REME 245 said: I have posted pictures of these vehicles in the past at Ludgershall. Any chance of posting a copy again, please? Just searched back 20 pages out of 98 on a Saracen - Ludgershall keyword.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REME 245 Posted December 4, 2018 Share Posted December 4, 2018 I will check to see if I still havethe pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REME 245 Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 Could these be one of your vehicles or a NI conversion? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ploughman Posted December 18, 2018 Author Share Posted December 18, 2018 On 12/4/2018 at 4:18 PM, REME 245 said: I have posted pictures of these vehicles in the past at Ludgershall. Any chance of posting a copy again, please? Just searched back 20 pages out of 98 on a Saracen - Ludgershall keyword.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ploughman Posted December 18, 2018 Author Share Posted December 18, 2018 23 hours ago, REME 245 said: Could these be one of your vehicles or a NI conversion? No, the glass cupola was a fully clear with no turret. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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