No Signals Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 I'm not up on US Stuff but I know there will be guys on here who will be able to I.D. the main bomb carrier truck on this pic. Sorry about the quality but it is as good as it is going to get from a poor quality original. Taken some time in '43 at a UK repair facility associated with a bomb store. I recognise the hoist for what it is but what is the 'host' vehicle please? Any idea what that is behind it as well? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon_M Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 OK, from the right Three generic jeeps a GMC CCKW with a No 7 set in the back and a one ton Ben Hur type trailer another CCKW ( probably ) with the hood up extreme left but not really enough to identify Google "No 7 set" or "Number seven 7 set" images Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Signals Posted November 27, 2013 Author Share Posted November 27, 2013 Thanks Gordon. I could not get my head around what was in the picture. I now see that what I was thinking was the back end of another vehicle was just the Ben Hur behind the heavy wrecker. Found some more pics online. Thanks a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon_M Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Well it's only a heavy wrecker in relative terms - quite light, really. The way the image is shot I'd go for a Ben Hur one ton trailer behind the crane. If it is another vehicle parked one space further on, it's even easier to identify - half ton Dodge WC pickup, which is the only other thing that would look like that from the same distance. So, either; jeep, jeep, jeep, GMC with crane and Ben Hur, then GMC with full canvas or jeep, jeep, jeep, GMC with crane, Dodge 1/2 ton WC pickup, GMC with full canvas. If you look at the relative size of the No 7 set and the truck it is mounted on you see it has to be a GMC CCKW, as any other bigger truck would make the crane look much smaller. While we are covering the odds, someone is sure to point out that the No 7 set COULD be mounted on a Studebaker US6 or even an International, but given the numbers in service in the Uk at the time it is 90% + likely to be the humble GMC CCKW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Signals Posted November 27, 2013 Author Share Posted November 27, 2013 While we are covering the odds, someone is sure to point out that the No 7 set COULD be mounted on a Studebaker US6 or even an International, but given the numbers in service in the Uk at the time it is 90% + likely to be the humble GMC CCKW Interesting you should mention Studebakers as I have a photo from another part of this operation that shows a 'stock' Studebaker in use. (No number 7 set etc.). Thanks again, much appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P Bellamy Posted November 27, 2013 Share Posted November 27, 2013 Aforementioned Studebaker (and Hyster crane) photo: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon_M Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Another interesting shot. Not the truck, but the X code in the serial number. X codes were generally found on impressed or borrowed vehicles, rather than formal issue stock. No idea why that truck would have an X in the code though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P Bellamy Posted November 28, 2013 Share Posted November 28, 2013 Ex-British lend-lease stock reissued to the US Army? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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