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    Bovington stug 3

    in German Vehicles

    Posted

    I don't know any of the details here (& I suspect I'm not alone in this...), but playing 'devil's advocate' for a second, might I point out that the entire museums sector has taken a MASSIVE hit as a result of coronavirus & the resulting enforced closures, which has meant that for most of them their non-grant income has been reduced to zero or close to.

    If the privately-owned StuG came with any ongoing financial implications for the museum, either in rental charges, maintenance commitments or basic running/wear & tear costs, then I can see why management may have had to make unpopular decisions in these straitened times.

    Just my two penn'orth...

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    Morris LRC MK2

    in Blogs of MV restorations

    Posted · Edited by 11th Armoured

    I'm sure an owner will come along shortly with the definitive answer regarding turret rotation, although a fixed turret sounds just a bit inflexible, to be honest.

    This photo's not the clearest, but it's the best I've found thus far - going by what seems to be the MG slot and the position of the smoke mortar & bracket, I'd say this shows the turret rotated rearwards:

    Morris LRC turret.JPG

    WW1 Peerless lorry restoration

    in Pre WW2 vehicles

    Posted

    I'm astounded by the condition of some of the c. 100-year-old parts you have - bolt threads, nuts and even what seem to be relatively thin sheet metal sections still perfectly usable after all this time. Meanwhile, I have cars & vans that are only a tenth of that age with parts & fixings utterly disintegrated & fit only for scrap.

    'Things ain't what they used to', certainly springs to mind!

    RAF Royal Enfield

    in Motorcycles

    Posted

    1 hour ago, MatchFuzee said:

    Could the red run just be because of the colourisation of something on the roundel or of a mark/damage on the black and white photo? 

    Or could it even be a bit of macabre humour - 'bullseye' & all that?

    RAF Royal Enfield

    in Motorcycles

    Posted

    It's on Facebook - a page called 'Colourised - PIECE of JAKE'.

    The caption for this one is:

    "An RAF sergeant shares an alfresco lunch with two Dutch women in traditional costumes at Nieuw- and St. Joosland, near Middelburg, soon after the town had been liberated by Allied forces, November 1944".

    HTH

     

    Dodge D15T

    in Blogs of MV restorations

    Posted

    47 minutes ago, 64EK26 said:

    Looking good

    By the way what is this tool used for?, hand made?, help putting the brake shoes on ?
     

    Cheers

    Richard

    Brake spring pliers I think, Richard - I keep meaning to buy a set, rather than resorting to screwdrivers, normal pliers & swear-words each time... 😄

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    What British Tank is This ?

    in Tracked vehicles

    Posted

    1 hour ago, XS650 said:

    So given the vehicle mix anyone hazard a date ? To me there appears to be no vehicle that was made after the Valentine ( July 1941 ) so I would guess late 41 or 42 .

     

    Apparently 59th (Staffordshire) Infantry Division was transferred to the recently reformed IX Corps in April 1941, but by November 1941 it had been sent to Northern Ireland.

    So, given the date the Valentine was introduced, I'd say the parade took place in either August, September or October 1941.

    Bomb Trolley

    in Trailers, plant and equipment

    Posted

    1 hour ago, BOBC1940 said:

    What are those three (one missing) pointed spiggots on the yellow rim ?

    BOBC


    I'd hazard a guess that they're intended to hold a hub-cab in place - assuming that the wheel was originally designed to be used on a car.

    Kevin

    Bomb trolley

    in Trailers, plant and equipment

    Posted

    57 minutes ago, BOBC1940 said:

    What is an A type trolley, they started with Type B, that with the central T beam .

    BOBC1940

    Hi, I have a copy of an RAF Historical Society Journal that has a series of articles about RFC & RAF bomb development, and the Type A trolley is briefly mentioned therein, as follows:

    Ancillary equipment
    The introduction of bigger and heavier bombs sparked parallel developments in the context of ancillary equipment, such as the tractors and trolleys needed to transport them and the hoists that were needed in order to load them, all of which had to be done safely, of course.

    Prior to 1942 the Type A bomb trolley was in general use, although its maximum load was a mere 500lb. By that time, however, two additional models had already been produced: the Type B, which was capable of carrying four 500 pounders, and the Type D, which was particularly associated with the Wellington, Lancaster and Halifax and could handle a 4,000 lb HC bomb. With the increase in size and weight of bombs the Type C trolley was introduced with a maximum load of 6,000 lbs and the Type F which could deal with 8,000 lbs. The design and construction of these various trolleys was pretty much the same and they could all be used to carry virtually any types of bombs, so long as their weight limits were not exceeded.

    It's available online at: https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/research/default/raf-historical-society-journals.aspx (Journal 45, page 34 has the reference)

    HTH,
    Kevin

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