question what is this?is it military?

[sharky]

does anyone know what this is ? it has a leyland engine apart from that i'm stuck. is it military?

cheers

iain

[Richard Farrant]

It looks like a Douglas Taskmaster aircraft tug. Some were in service with the RAF.

[sharky]

blimey that was quick thank you richard i shall does some googling

[wally dugan]

this is a sentinel powered by a rolls B80 used on airfields we had one at BEVERLEY UNDER THE BLACKBURN BEVERLE USED

MAINLY BY RAF

[Willyslancs]

used to be a blue one at Stodday steam rally in the eighties

[Richard Farrant]

Early ones were built by Douglas then Sentinel built them.

[wally dugan]

RICHARD is correct Douglas made this model first then Sentinel took over both were powered by the ROLLS B80 there were slight differences between the two one been the metal plates at the top of the wings on the DOUGLAS were steel and had tool lockers built in to them on the SENTINEL these were made from aluminium and if you look you can see the oblong

marked out but not used on the plate in the picture

[sharky]

here a few more pics. what age would you say?

[Richard Farrant]

Thanks Wally !

 

I can now see RAF blue/grey paint in the cab. The engine has obviously been changed probably by a civilian user. One turned up at Beltring several times. I have feeling it dates from mid to late Fifties.

[radiomike7]

Is it not a Sentinel Tugmaster?? The FV type dash gives it away as being ex RAF and probably used for towing the V bombers.

[sharky]

i like it as it is so ugly might see if they want to sell it

[wally dugan]

BARTS VANDERVEENS BOOK page 206 tractors wheeled miscellaneous types directory from 1945 clearly shows a sentinel in use with the RAF they were registration numbers in the A N SERIES

[Gordon_M]

I see the sling plates on the axle ends, but why the ground anchor on the back - was that fitted to the RAF ones, or did they have a civilian user as well like for recovery stuff ?

[Brooky]

Dont think the anchor was original

Suspect that with the engine transplant (no longer RR but Leyland) it has been used as a timber tractor possibly

[cosrec]

the one we had had winch and land anchor from new as did 2 others i saw later on

[wally dugan]

THE SENTINEL was fitted with a 7 1/2 ton winch the one we had was used for winching and recovery on the building of the HUMBER BRIDGE ON THE NORH BANK the data sheet states the winch and ground spades as far as l can tell the RAF ones were the same ours was given by the contractors to the museum MANSTON has one the same l gave them a spare half shaft when they broke one as to date early 1960s or there abouts

[Brooky]

the one we had had winch and land anchor from new as did 2 others i saw later on

 

I stand corrected!!!

[sharky]

nice one guys, a wealth of knowledge as always:-D