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At Bovington tank museum my daughter was taking photographs of for want of a better description "logos", does anyone know what they are for and if there is a reference for them?

we wouldn't go down the road with that or anything similar.

from (our) the recovery operators point of view if it failed(and if it did you can guarantee it will take out a minibus full of kids) what are we going to show the insurance company?

first question they will ask is where is the test certificate/inspection paperwork/loler paperwork.

it wont have any i'm sure.

fine to move it a short distance not for an on the road trip i'm afraid.it also looks fine for securing the trailer to the headboard tow ball, then strapped.

you won't believe the regulations that we should ALL be adhering to in this industry.Every chain/strap/deck/piece of equipment needs a regular inspection,certificate and paper trail.

Thanks I thought this the case, thinking construction wise we would look at evidence that the bolts used are the ones on the certificate, so all individual parts would need serial numbers etc.

Hadn't thought of this till a site needed to lift a sculpture and the lifting details were inadequate.

Had my second visit to Bovington in 50 years, noticed this picture by the tank layer, does it help in including or excluding the valentine?

Hi

 

No joy from Cherished....

 

My broker couldn't find anything as well.

 

The total length of the vehicle and trailer puts into the 'commercial' recovery world. So starts getting very expensive.

 

Might make something like this

 

 

Then I can get cheap breakdown recovery

 

Suggest people check the smallprint

 

Cheers

Richard

Would this need to have certificates for towing and approval from the insurance company ?

With pleasure. There are a number of battlefield maps available but as this is a contemporary military map I consider that it is most likely to be definitive.

BTW, I just spotted a further clue: a stream crossing the road in exactly the right spot to explain the Bailey bridge in photo 3.

Many thanks, just got around to replying

I have to say, most likely as others never took a thought re trailer recovery, you assume you ate okay and they would know, I suppose if you breakdown and need recovery it's an idea to have your total length of tug and trailer as earlier photographs

Can't get to mine for a while if you are willing to wait,

Richard

Thank you for your kind comments.

 

1) The IWM caption for Photo 1 refers to the POW's walking along Route 6. Having looked at some battlefield maps, it is clear that this corresponds with the present day Corsa della Repubblica, also known as Via Casalita.

 

Is it possible to scan the battle field map in so we can compare with photographs etc.

It looks like a dry powder type, My father had some thing similar in his office, seem to recall to get the powder out you had to keep pumping the handle

I have nothing to add but like how uch effort you take to compare the photo's to ascertain the present location.

Agreed

Only problem is the same as Blue Belle and others.( Forum Raiders) your art appears in other places without your permission

Any way to put a copyright sitcker over, I know it would detract from the full effect but might help

Stunning, first look thought they were photographs, any others?

hunted and not sure if found the right link, can some one send the page you are looking at?

Think also move the the West (left) does any one have a map of the time we can compare with the present?

Indeed, but not even vaguely close to my neck of the woods, likewise currently on Milweb.

I paid £300 to get a land rover on a trailer from Witham to Fife

I am looking for a good running complete WW2 Jeep, either original, fully restored or needing a LITTLE work. Happy to wait till end of Summer, if being currently used. I am located in Kent.

There are a couple on EBay now

Agreed impressive.

How did you go about it?

I have also found these saying is in WW2

Well at least your thread has led into all sorts of interesting diversions!

 

But got to be better than posting & question that nobody wants to answer

Clive very true, just wonder where it will lead and as a starting point what about other than the UK?

Richard

Get's complicated doesen't it?

My head is beginning to hurt

Many thanks, as not my area wanted to check

Guys

thanks, was aware re convoy flags, still see them on the motorway from time to time

Managed to find a picture showing the Union Flags on the ariel

I have noticed that some pictures can show pennants on the aerial's of vehicles, is there a document to allow this or is it a unit specific desire?

Just about to start on getting my mast system together, can anyone advise on the correct paint for the mast, there are 2 colours I can see, one appears to be a gloss the majority a matt, would this be NATO matt paint or IFFR paint?

Thanks in advance

Richard

You say the excavators found it, what kind of excavator and did they find anything else around it to give context?

Also a thought any idea of the history of the site?