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I received a Book for Christmas Ken Burns "the War" in it I ve just come across an item about V-Mail While I had heard of it and knew some of its details i did not know its volume heres what it says In the spring of 1942 , the military began encouraging Americans to use v-mail, a simple but ingenious space saving system devised by the British -who called their version airgraph,letters were addressed and written on a special one sided form ,sent to Washington where they were opened and read by army censors who blacked out anything they thought might give useful information to the enemy , then photographed onto a reel of 16-millimeter microfilm. The reels-each containing some 18,000 letters -were then flown overseas to receiving stations. There.each letter was printed onto a sheet of 4 1/4-by5-inch photographic paper,slipped into an envelope,and bagged for delivery to the front. A single mail sack could hold 150,000 one-page letters that would otherwise have required thirty-seven sacks and weighed 2,575 pounds.Between June 15,1942 (when the first v-mail station began operation in North Africa), and the end of the war,anxious families sent more than 556 million pieces of v-mail to their sons overseas- and received some 510 million in return. Quite a feat I must give it a read in depth soon, as I m just skimming it for photo's and the personal stories at the moment . I did see part of it when it was on TV but not all of it I m very sorry to say !

Turning Circles???? Not a problem All Set there , as nothing here thats on wheels thats a 3 axle or more HE mans truck turns all that well as you know .so with things like my 1945 CCKW 353 with a radius of 35' and a 70' circle not exactly tight and a couple of other's with WLF's and not to forget the Antars or the Scamel's the turns are well layed out to give lots of room.Just as long as you keep the speeds reasonable , mind the jeep tires they use for speed bumps :whistle:

reminds me of the episode where Mr. Bean parks his Cooper Mini car in the wrong place and its crushed ! LOL :-D

No hope of any insurance coverage for any of the damage ? :dunno: At first glance did they destroy anything that cant be replaced ?Really saddening to see this happen to anyone I feel for him ......think how it could have been mine just as easy.

Truly would have to rate as the Very First event of the New Year !!! a nice verity of Vehicles , looks like everyone had fun !!

Its Big and O.D. Whats not to Like ? Welcome to the Forum .

Welcome to the Forum sounds like a resource that we will all be checking out and using soon. One can never have to many sites to locate parts or if need be to sell a bit here and there . I know that we will all be interested in any photo's you might like the post here as well.

A very Happy Birthday to both Mrs Hardyferret and N.O.S. even if you had a good time last night you get to have another if You CAN !

Was thinking short and simple like 20 words or less unless you have a enlarged photo copy of its documentation / history . :deal:

Given the climate they were in I m sure it baked right on and dried completely with no smell in a very short period of time ...seeing as it was 100 percent sunshine and 100 degree f plus or better everyday . And that the crews and soldiers were not smelling all that good either as they had few chances to bath as well ......just imagine what the inside of those tanks had to be like :shake: :schocked:

May EveryOne have a Prosperous , Safe and Very Happy New Year . Looking foreward to a Lot of new Photo's and clips on HVMFTV of all the shows , travels and new found Vehicles both seen and purchased!!!

Was the purpose of the 432 originally used as an APC and then with the turret to be used as an armed reconnaissance ?

also you will see all manner of track sections and logs , sandbags, even cement were added to the outside of the tank mainly on the front Glacis plate to try and add just anything to slow or stop enemy rounds from penetrating their own tank , of course it didn't work but made the crews feel better thinking they had a chance . Most of the time it caused more problems in over working the suspension and slowing down their own tank .

As far as I know that would be all the personal effects of the crew both spare clothing as well as their rations , sleeping bags and shelter ...as in canvas tent etc. since there was almost no storage for things like that inside the tanks or other armoured vehicles. I stand to be corrected

Scammel Pioneer R100 prime mover A.E.C. Matador ambulance Jeep

a very nice and tiddy combination

Should be easy to correct misconceptions with a good information display in front of the vehicle .If they can't read !!!! It's up to the owner to become the Historian and teach.

makes you wonder just what this Kid would have done if he "didn't" get his most wanted christmas gift??????

Great set of photo's and thanks for all the details

I was going to wait until the morning .....HAPPY BIRTHDAY !!!!!!! and enjoy the day , May you have many many More MR.JACK!!!!!

Sadly Major Boondoggles plans for selling mobile battlefield advertising fails to attract any clients

WC 1/2 ton Dodge

a nice set of toys

a Hippo

A very through report along with great Photograph's :tup: . Would you say a two day visit would be in order to see what you saw , allowing for crowds normally? and how many more for the rest of the exhibits??