rupert condick Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 Hi the fourth picture I sent in is on a British Airfield just post war, the Ambulance is from an RAF contract for Austin Ambulances. the only contract I have found (A1782/1943) for 42 Austins, for the RAF. There K2Y's came from WD Contracts, But it all go a bit messy, at the wars end. The Austin K2y was rated as 10 seated/4 stretcher, and spare parts would be local. the maximum carried was 29. regs rupert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted angus Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 17 hours ago, LarryH57 said: Of course the K2 was only 4x2 but it still had a four man stretcher capacity and ability for the attendant to stand up between the casualties, rather than crouch. Larry there was a folding seat on the partition door for the attendant TED. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted angus Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 (edited) 9 hours ago, rupert condick said: Hi the fourth picture I sent in is on a British Airfield just post war, the Ambulance is from an RAF contract for Austin Ambulances. the only contract I have found (A1782/1943) for 42 Austins, for the RAF. There K2Y's came from WD Contracts, But it all go a bit messy, at the wars end. The Austin K2y was rated as 10 seated/4 stretcher, and spare parts would be local. the maximum carried was 29. regs rupert Rupert your 4th pic is taken at Guernsey Airport.., Jersey also received one plus the same model of Crossley crash tender. Ted. Edited September 5, 2020 by ted angus correction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryH57 Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 Ted, I know about the seat bit my point was the medic could stand up, rather then be bent over in Dodge! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 The US selected short medics to crew Dodge ambulances, no problem. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rupert condick Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 hi all Found one more although a bit post war regs rupert 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon_M Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 That has the very small Red Cross sign I'd associate with early war time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryH57 Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 A small cross is also associated with the civilian organisations that used the K2 to support the evacuations of casualties that were flown in to uk airfields and the USAAF, and I guess by late 1945 there were plenty of spare vehicles after the Yanks went home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted angus Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Playing with the tones that has darker wings so I would say post 46- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon_M Posted October 23, 2020 Share Posted October 23, 2020 Could it be the case the they all came with the small cross markings, and only the ones going up the sharp end had the bigger versions added? I know the WC54 Dodges started leaving the factory with the smaller marking, but later came off the line with the big version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rupert condick Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 Hi all, I go with the Gloss blue, and Black mudguards, as post 1946, also the a rego is on the front bumper,the picture is dated c1945. Shame the picture is of poor quality, the ambo is a 1943 model but the picture is poor (it could be a rebuilt) no exhaust showing mmmm. For Austin K2Y ambulances, the cross, lots of variants small up about 1943, but not a rule. Civillian registration numbers,replaced army census dos. But not always. Civilian Ambulances no cross, but the Word AMBULANCE displayed front and rear.(Sometimes) Gloss grey finish.in this case. a post May 1942 Austin K2Y (picture 1944) June 1944 Civilian(Red Cross) Friends Ambulance.(BRCS), Army Ambulance I think 1944. So very much a mixed bag. regs Rupert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rupert condick Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 Hi all Heres some pics, Fordsons regs rupert 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XS650 Posted January 22, 2021 Share Posted January 22, 2021 (edited) The Mulberry harbour pic is very interesting as there are three Army Fire Service Bedford QL fire tenders on the right. Edited January 22, 2021 by XS650 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rootes75 Posted January 23, 2021 Share Posted January 23, 2021 Some very interesting photos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XS650 Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 (edited) RAF Austin K2 ambulance, Austin K6 and Fordson WOT1 fire tenders at at RAF Upwood 1952 . Ambulance has something many modellers forget- white wall tyres even on spare! 😁 Stills from the film Appointment in London about wartime Lancaster Squadron. This is on You Tube and has a great selection of RAF vehicles. Edited February 13, 2021 by XS650 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryH57 Posted February 18, 2021 Share Posted February 18, 2021 XS650, Thanks for posting these postwar photos. In the first photo showing a line up of staff car, Austin K2, Fordson and Austin K6, it seems from the tone of the photos that the Fordson and Austin are fire engine red, with black mudguards and sections of the vehicle cab painted yellow, whereas the K2 is RAF Blue with black mudguards. Kind Regards Larry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rupert condick Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 hi there just some more pics, regs Rupert Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LarryH57 Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 Great thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 The problem with post war films is that blackkout markings are removed. Durng the war it seems all vehicles carried blackout markings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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