Butchering vehicles for air transport

[N.O.S.]

Just look what the USAAF had to do in India/Burma/IndoChina :wow:

 

WC54 Ambulance:

 

 

Chev 4x4 Tipper body(?) half:

 

[N.O.S.]

Is that a C46 transport?

[Richard Farrant]

Looks like a Curtis Commando from the tail fin.

 

The Bedford QLW tipper was airportable, the body was split down the middle and the chassis could be disected. I do have the instruction booklet on the procedure. One must assume it was done to fit a C47 and as it appears to be a late war idea, probably intended for the Far East as the outcome of that theatre was not to be known at the time.

 

In much later years i have come across Muir Hill A5000 LWT having had their cabs literally slashed off at waist height with a disc cutter and the rough edge covered with a bit of rubber trim, so nothing new. These were from a Parachute Engineer Sqn. of RE.

[Tony B]

I belive Dodge even tried a version that split in half for air transport. There was also the Candian APT Air, Portable Truck, they look like a standard WC51 but are narrower and a diffrent engine. Air portable bedfords.

Edited November 11, 2012 by Tony B

[Zero-Five-Two]

..............In much later years i have come across Muir Hill A5000 LWT having had their cabs literally slashed off at waist height with a disc cutter and the rough edge covered with a bit of rubber trim, so nothing new. These were from a Parachute Engineer Sqn. of RE.

 

Using a disc cutter like that would be typical of the 9 Sqn hooligans. The more educated units would unbolt the thing properly, it only took half hour or so.

[Richard Farrant]

Using a disc cutter like that would be typical of the 9 Sqn hooligans. The more educated units would unbolt the thing properly, it only took half hour or so.

 

That was them, 9 Independant Para Sqn !

[G506]

Hi NOS,

not sure what the body in the second photo is, but I dont think it's a Chevy 1 1/2 tonner; the underbody detail looks different as well as practically no 'side steps' for want of a better description.

Really interseting photos none the less!