Rosco Posted September 15, 2011 Share Posted September 15, 2011 A wide variety of US WW2 military vehicles being shipped back to the US. Over 200 pieces were being shipped back to the states for a private buyer in the mid 50's. Some vehicles were moved from the US Airbase at Burtonwood to Ellesmere Port. Thats all the information I have. Enjoy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RattlesnakeBob Posted September 15, 2011 Share Posted September 15, 2011 fantastic photos many thanks for finding / sharing:-).......... .....the later shots of various trucks etc in fields / yards etc are really great. ...some kind moneys worth in todays terms but back then?..only so much scrap metal I guess... It does start to give some indication of the sheer numbers of vehicles brought over from the US during the war years though....:nut: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.O.S. Posted September 15, 2011 Share Posted September 15, 2011 Some very unusual vehicles there, not seen a truck mounted crane like the 1/2 cab one before, and even the row of GMCs have odd narrow sided bodies. I presume they are mostly ex USAAF? Interesting to be a private buyer, too. Here's an advert for Army surplus trucks in USA - who knows, they and others may possibly have sourced some stock from the UK? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadline Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 The rows of CCKWs appear to be fire trucks. You can see the siren and the hose reel. These also appear to be mostly Air Force vehicles that would also lend credence to them being CCKW crash trucks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TooTallMike Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 (edited) Unless I'm looking at the wrong photo those 'CCKW's' only have 2 axles so they are Chevrolets. There are some interesting GMCs in the background of the shot of the closed-cab Federal tractor unit number 37. They look like bomb handlers and are stencilled with USAF serial nos (note: not USAAF - Wikipedia states USAF came into being on 18/09/47). Interesting to see the trucks are fitted with the extra-height bows used to disguise them as standard cargo trucks. Have any examples of these bomb handlers survived? - MG Edited September 16, 2011 by TooTallMike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.O.S. Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 Ah yes, 4x4s. I should have recognised the rearmost axle was in fact the front axle of the Chev behind. And I'm sure a photo appeared a couple of years back on here of a restored GMC bomb handling truck at a dockside venue meet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deadline Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 Ah yes, 4x4s. I should have recognised the rearmost axle was in fact the front axle of the Chev behind. And I'm sure a photo appeared a couple of years back on here of a restored GMC bomb handling truck at a dockside venue meet? Its actually an optical illusion I missed it also. The row on the right appears to have dual rears. The row on the left is much clearer. But the very first truck on the left appears to have a CCKW style engine side panel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P Bellamy Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 Class 325 Fire Trucks. Linky to the spec page HERE. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.O.S. Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 Here's a photo Les Freathy posted back in 2008 on the Heavyweight USAAF thread - truck being loaded at Liverpool docks for return to USA, reputedly came out of Burtonwood Storage Depot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mcspool Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 A wide variety of US WW2 military vehicles being shipped back to the US. Over 200 pieces were being shipped back to the states for a private buyer in the mid 50's. Some vehicles were moved from the US Airbase at Burtonwood to Ellesmere Port. Thats all the information I have. Enjoy http://hmvf.co.uk/forumvb/attachment.php?attachmentid=51022&d=1316091016 Rosco, Thanks for sharing the pics. The one I quoted below is a strange bird in this set, as it shows mainly Canadian Militart Pattern trucks. And quite a few early Cab 11s and 12s. Most of these early types were kept in the UK for base and liaison duties, the newer Cab 13s were sent overseas with the frontline troops. Any idea where this picture was taken? Thanks, Hanno Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosco Posted September 17, 2011 Author Share Posted September 17, 2011 Hanno You are right thats the odd one out. I believe this was taken in Scotland somewhere but dont know where. I think in the haste to share these on here I put this one in by error, but interesting all the same. Ross Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosco Posted January 27, 2013 Author Share Posted January 27, 2013 A couple more I have found. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Looks like the Chev or GMC in the last pic had been based at Upper Heyford airbase. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon_M Posted January 27, 2013 Share Posted January 27, 2013 Last one is a 1.5 ton K-44 Earth Augur truck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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