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Just for you Richard

The main diaphragm can be made using one from a 2286cc Series 2 or 3 Land Rover, once you remove its centre spindle. The diaphragm matches up in diameter & with the required holes. For the compensating diaphragm I just used a piece cut from an old door seal of an autoclave.

That's odd Andy as that press report was 4th August. Not been up there for years, not since they had carboots in sheds.

Sorry Adrian it has no image.

Lamp, Head, Lucas Type M1471/1/DP is listed in VAOS Nov 1943 this includes Mask, WD pattern, which is listed separately as MT3/84601

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Yet on the other hand. Military Engineering. Vol I. Part II. Engineers in Battle. 1953 Then again. Equipment Regulations. Pam No.8. Nomenclature and Coding of "A" "B" "C" and "D" Vehicles and Mobile Equipments amended 1967 Could it be that the blurring of changeover was due to an RE persistence with "Assault" whilst the adoption of "Armoured" was by RAOC?

I don't have a particular stance on the abbreviation myself. But looking at the result of an FOI request made last year into Asset Codes, the spreadsheet includes these entries:

Sorry I just thought you wanted to see the entry in the VAOS, I wasn't making a statement.

David it does actually. I missed it first time, the layout is not entirely logical.

Nick that is a fascinating picture, just as I was savouring the detail I got this:

Here is the Lucas version

Ian I believe this may be a very interesting & unusual find! You do keep finding these curiosities! I have a Vocabulary of Army Ordnance Stores Section LV6/MT3 1943 it illustrates L/WD/H1 which might seem to be the Lucas version. It has the lower 2/3 of the light blanked over & the aperture facing a vertical screen attached to the hood. So that you cannot see light if you were stood in front of the vehicle, as it should be for a normal blackout light. B/WD/HI is listed & illustrated & shows a similar blackout mask over the lens. But yours is not like that either the mask is missing or it was the modification to B/WD/H1-UV that had no mask & a 12v.ultra-violet bulb. I covered UV driving from page 14 in here:http://www.hmvf.co.uk/pdf/Tabby01.pdf Have you looked at the bulb, is it a UV one?

Just a normal fitting 5w 26v bulb like side lights.

Ah that's good news David. Sounds a wise move it was pretty tiresome trying to move around or rather just get into the old site.

Site seems to have closed down today. For the last month it has been very difficult to log into, although I did manage to renew & get my new card. When I have got in I have tried to register attendance at particular events & extract a Risk Assessment but it won't accept an event registration. I did email them yesterday & I know its early days but was a bit concerned now the site has gone. Anyone know what the story is?

Andy not specifically but BATES AESPs start at 7010-C up into 7035-C. I notice some BATES installations are used in MLRS, so perhaps info may be a bit thin on the ground?

There are certain garages who accept fuel (at a price) for disposal where breakdown organisations take cars that have been mis-fueled.

Yes very strange Ian. That one is not listed, not made any posts & I don't have permission to view details either :undecided:

Iain that's a very comprehensive overview of its operation. I won't quote from it for fear of copyright infringement. But some sentences would on the face it seem probably to perhaps maybe identical to some of the instructions in AC No.70947 :-X 1990 is good time line for the Mk 3. I have COSA W10 1986 that only lists Mk 2. In the 1993 edition it lists Mk 2 & Mk 3.

Does the chute have a helical spring in it to push it open? I can remember as a boy buying chutes of various colours that were sold as auxiliary chutes ie they opened up to then exert a tug to trigger a large chute to open.

Iain its covered in Chap 26 in the Manual of Map Reading AC No.70947. If there is no link forthcoming I'll scan it tomorrow. Looks like Nov 1990

This one is a bit rarer.

I see Craddocks have them at £78.68 each, so with VAT that is £94.41