In the late 1950s, my uncle and guardian, then REME Staff Sergeant John Childs based at Colchester, trained a team to dismantle a Willy's jeep, carry the parts across a footbridge and reassemble in under 60 seconds. Did this at various military tattoos. Must have been between 1957 and 1959 as we were posted to Sennelager, Germany by 1960. There was some Pathe News footage at the time, but I haven't located this anywhere since.
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In the late 1950s, my uncle and guardian, then REME Staff Sergeant John Childs based at Colchester, trained a team to dismantle a Willy's jeep, carry the parts across a footbridge and reassemble in under 60 seconds. Did this at various military tattoos. Must have been between 1957 and 1959 as we were posted to Sennelager, Germany by 1960. There was some Pathe News footage at the time, but I haven't located this anywhere since.