Rlangham Posted June 17, 2010 Share Posted June 17, 2010 7.7cm FK16, one of a number of interesting WW1 German artillery pieces collected in a small corner 40hp 'Protected' Simplex armoured petrol powered locomotive for use on the 2 foot War Department Light Railway Railhead FWD (Four Wheel Drive) Model B three ton lorry, built in the USA but used by the British Army FWD Model B with the 6 inch 30 cwt Howitzer - one of the main uses for the FWD Model B in the British Army was as the towing vehicle for the 6 inch 30 cwt, and the later 6 inch 26 cwt Howitzer 13 pounder limber from L Battery at Nery - the battered 13 pounder from the same action is at the IWM Lambeth GS Wagon Mk X minus the seat Fiat 15 TER light truck, Italian but used by the British Army in Italy 20hp 'Open' Simplex petrol powered locomotive for the WDLR British 4.5 Inch Howitzer American M1917 75mm field gun, based on the British 18 pounder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4x4Founder Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 Great pics... thanks. Haven't been to Duxford since 1989. It was awesome then! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
REME 245 Posted June 18, 2010 Share Posted June 18, 2010 Could the first gun be the 105mm version? The barrel diameter looks a bit big for the 77mm version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rlangham Posted June 20, 2010 Author Share Posted June 20, 2010 Good point - looking at photos, it does appear to be the 10.5cm leFH16 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Peskett Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 Some additional info. on two of the vehicles illustrated. The FWD originally came out of a yard at Canning Town in about 1961. Wynns Heavy Haulage at Newport had it for awhile and it took part in their 100 years celebrations about 1965 , later it passed to Jack Hardwick & Sons at West Ewell , I bought it from them when thay had decided to retire and clear the yard in 1984, It was always a good runner and I sold it to the IWM in about 1987. The other lorry is the Fiat 15TER, this I bought from Melton Mowbary in 1976 where it had been stored in a shed for many years and still comp[lete with originally g.s. bodywork etc.. It was completely restored in my workshops ,took part in many events and promotions for Iveco Truck being at two Commercial Motor Shows and at their 25 years celebrations at Turin. I sold it to the IWM in the late 1990s. Again a good strong runner and easy to drive, must have been a great advantage over many other vehicles in WW1. Regards, Richard Peskett. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
private mw Posted July 26, 2010 Share Posted July 26, 2010 nice called in at duxford last monday on our way to W&P .:-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Mayo Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Does anyone know where I might find information on when and how many Lancia trucks the British Army acquired in WW1. I gather that Fiat supplied chassis direct to the British Army and I'd like to find out the details of any orders for Lancia trucks. There seem to have many of these available after WW1 in the UK as Army surplus. Duxford? Tank Museum? Imperial War Museum? National Archives? A branch of the British Army? Any leads welcome. Paul Mayo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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