Noel

Re Jeep Bailey bridge loads - I have an article in a (very) old Military Modelling magazine about this - I will try t look it out. Noel

The second picture looks to be a "Greenland Sledge" as featured in "Combined Operations Pamphlet No 35A - Royal Engineers (1943)". It is the larger of two sleds covered in this pamphlet as being available to the RE for carrying equipment ashore. Noel

First picture is not a glider - its a spotter aircraft (stinson or Piper?) There are photos of a similar vehicle/load boarding a landing ship for D-Day and at least one made it ashore at Omaha, Noel

The one on the left is a type B - normally with a Horizontal Mill and a pillar drill as it's main equipments. On the right looks to me to say type D which would carry a watch makers lathe, tool room lathe and tool grinder but I have always seen these described as using a House Type body - it alo seems to be wearing a Canadian Maple Leaf Noel

@ Clive - Scans received in good condition, Thank you very much. I note that the last page credits pictures to the article from "british machine tool engineering" to which I referred in the last link I posted (recovery in the field) - the whole of the Jan/Feb/March 1944 issue of British Machine Tool Engineering was dedicated to articles about REME but the section I linked to is the only part of this magazine I have ever found - anybody know anything about the rest of this magazine? @ Gritineye - That certainly looks like an interesting book. Seasons Greetings Noel

A copy of "Guide to Recovery; Layouts for A & B vehicles; Recovery Notes &Vahicle Data" is available online at the AEC Matador & Militant owners club website - http://www.aecmilitant.co.uk/downloads.html- dont think this will be the same as the book mentioned by Gritineye as it is a REME training publication (undated) Could I also mention this site - http://www.raeme.info/toc.php?cat=rec&item=1#article - which has a copy of an article called Recovery in the feild [1944]" Noel

This time a personal anecdote about corporal - My grandparents lived in the village of Old Dalby, then the location of a large Technical Stores Depot. Whilst on holiday with them (probably aged about nine or ten so 1959/60/61 ish) a loaded transporter/errector lorry pulled up at the gate and I was asked "which way to TSD Old Dalby". To say I was gobsmacked is probably an understatement, all I could do was point [i can clearly remember how huge the wheels seemed] It was several days before the glazed expression wore off Noel

From July 1957

September 1959 issue celebrates the first test firing of Corporal - on a range in the outer Hebrides

Just been skimming through some "Soldier" magazines which I was given as a child - found a few bits on artilery missiles - these from May 1956

Diagonal white stripe starting top left usually represents GHQ or Line of communication units. Cant find any reference to the number 1898. If it is an Albion BY5 then it should be an FBE lorry - This should be the only role in which Albions were used in 21st Army Group but there's always the exception which proves the rule. Noel

From another forum, I was made aware of some wartime colour film including a review of civil defence workers by Winston Churchill in July 1941 - there is a short view of two fire engines which are coloured red and khaki. Never heard of this before, have I missed something? any comments?can anyone identify the vehicles? Link to the film - http://www.westendatwar.org.uk/page_id__135_path__0p27p.aspx relevant part is at 1:54 Noel p.s. not many vehicle shots but some other interesting stuff - take a look around

Please do put more of your machinery lorry photos up here, and do the same for U.S. vehicles please. The third yes is for the victory parade. I too have looked for photos of this, most that I found were posted by you in another forum. For anyone who wants to know what was in the parade - there is a transcript of the programme (and a couple of pictures) here- http://www.naval-history.net/WW2MiscVictoryParade1.htm Noel

Been watching this thread with interest and have finally found the magazine article which I new was somewhere in the "swamp". It's an Airfix Magazine article from Feb 1972, by Gerald Scarborough, [this before Airfix made the kit] about scratch building a 3 ton Queen Mary whith scale drawings, including a Bedford OX. Anyone want a scan? The article also mentions a book "Waterloo Iron Works, a hisstory of Taskers of Andover 1809 - 1968" by L.T.C. Rolt; [i say again ROLT]; ISBN 071534658X .Aparently covers the story of the development of the QM. Could be worth a visit to your local library. Noel

I agree with the second photo being a crosey and show a couple more photos to show this wonderfully "stylish" vehicle in more detail Noel

Another Photo question, if I may? The photo below seems to show an RAF vehicle coming ashore at Omaha, it is from http://omahabeach.mulberry.free.fr/ [it is known that an RAF radar unit landed at Omaha, some men landing on D-Day] I was wondering if anyone can make aything of the (official) markings on the cab - some seem to be "American style" e.g 9*9P... and the Spade (playnig card suit) on the off-side. Cheers, Noel

Can anyone identify the twin weapons and mount in the jeep? behind Monty Noel

Here's a picture from another forum where the emhasis was the ME109 captured by the British - my question is about truck in the background with "Starter" written on it. Can any of you RAF experts tell me more about it, I wondered if it is a Pre-Heater van? Noel

Apologies if you already knew this but it is new to me: All softskin vehicles were progressively marked as the three stages of waterproofing were completed on them with 3”X1” strips painted on the offside front mudguard behind the wing lamp – Blue for stage A; Yellow for stage B and Red for stage C. Alternatively a White strip only for vehicles which could not be waterproofed Extract from 56 Inf. Admin Order "Waterproofing – B Vehs Units will carry out stage ‘A’ of waterproofing in unit lines or in Concentration Areas not more than 200 miles from Marshalling areas ……..When the REME offr supervising waterproofing is satisfied that stage ‘A’ is carried out efficiently he will have a blue mark 3” X 1” painted on the offside front mudguard behind the wing lamp" Extract from “Detailed procedure for control of movements - Overlord” "VEHICLES NOT WATERPROOFED Certain vehicles are not capable of being waterproofed, and will be so indicated on the staff tables. They will also be marked with a WHITE strip 3" x 1" painted on the off-side wing behind the wing lamp, in lieu of the BLUE, YELLOW and RED colour bars normally used to denote completion of the three stages of waterproofing" Any comments or further information? Noel

Sorry I didn't make myself clear - the previous link I posted was for someome els's pictures. Mine (mostly the vehicles & set are at http://community.webshots.com/user/NoelBurgess I was at work when filming took place but many photos have been put on the web by the (over 1000) local extras

Have loads of photos of the filmset (which was in my hometown) and intend to post these on the web this weekend - any recommendations as to which site I should upload to? In the meantime check out thesephotos of theextras on the set - especially the 3.7 AA gun (sorry not many vehicles in these) http://homepage.ntlworld.com/andy.lochrie/atonement4.html

My name is Noel Burgess. I don't own any military vehicle and, sadly, dont ever expect to do so. I am mostly intersted in WW2 era softskin vehicles, particularly allied. This interest stems from building Airfix kits in youth and wanting to find out more about them. I live in Redcar on the north east coast of england. Recently Redcar was used as a filmset representing the Dunkirk evacuation for scenes from the forthcoming film "Atonement - more of this in your photos thread. Finally can I say how much I admire those of you who restore and run Military Vehicles of all ages