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Engine: International DTA466C six cylinder diesel
Transmission: Eaton-Fuller RT-6613 thirteen speed
Photo courtesy of Auctions International.
Chevrolet Task Force 3100 (1955-60) Engine 348 cu in (5700cc) Loadmaster V8
Registration Number 104 UYU (London)
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The Chevrolet Task Force was introduced in 1955 as a successor to the long running Task Force generation of truck The 1955 second series offered standard options and add-ons such as 12-volt electrical systems, the first V8 (the 265 cubic inch), and fleet-side six-, seven-, and eight-foot length beds, the new trucks incorporated wrap around windscreens and optional wrap-around rear window on Deluxe cabs Power steering and power brakes became available for the first time on GM trucks. Electrical system upgraded to 12 volts. the 1955 model was the only year for the seven foot bed length There were single headlights in the wings and one-piece emblem is mounted below horizontal line on each wing
The 1956 modifications included a wider bonnet emblem, a two-piece fender emblems are mounted above horizontal fender line, and it was the final year for the egg crate styled grille.
1957 was the only year for a more open styled grille, the bonnet was flatter with twin spears on top similar to the 1957 Bel Air Fender emblems are still above fender line, but are now oval-shaped, as opposed to previous versions in script.
1958 was the first year for the Fleetside bed, there was significant redesigning of the front. All light duty trucks were titled Apache, medium trucks Viking and heavy duty Spartan. the trucks now bed four headlamps and a shorter, wider grille running the width of the front end. Parking lights are now in the grille instead of being in the front of the wing, the bonnet was similar to the 1955/1956 models, but with a flat valley; in the middle and it was the first year for factory fitted air conditioning
For the 1959 model year there were minimal changes, the most apparent was a larger and more ornate hood emblem and redesigned badging on the wings
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Shot 29.08.2021 at Thoresby Car Show, Thoresby, Nottinghamshire Ref. 151-027
A SEAKING AND HER LOADMASTER!!! A ROYAL NAVY SEARCH AND RECUE SEAKING FROM GANET SAR FLIGHT AT PRESTRWICK POSING FOR THE CAMERA IN THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS.
Airmen assigned to the 8th Airlift Squadron and the 41st Expeditionary Rescue Squadron offload an HH-60G Pave Hawk from a C-17 Globemaster III at Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, May 27, 2015. Air Force cargo aircraft have delivered 19,900 short tons of cargo throughout Afghanistan this year. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Joseph Swafford/Released)
XW214/F, Westland SA330E Puma HC2 (CN 1120) of Benson Pool approaches RAF Benson after a training flight, its loadmaster opening the cabin door prior to touchdown. Originally delivered as an HC-1 in1971, the aircraft was upgraded to HC-2 in the 2012-14 period. Still a few years service left in this 50 year old machine.
This Loadmaster 400 series rides atop a beautiful Crane Carrier LET. Temple Terrace has two of these 2001 vintage packers, along with two much newer Loadmaster Excel/CCC LET2. The drivers eagerly endorsed both the durable body and highy manuverable, reliable chassis. These trucks have no problem packing 13-14 tons. Many thanks to the amazing and very friendly crew, video will be up soon.
Chevrolet Advance Design 3100 Pick-up (1947-54) Engine 216 cu ins (3557cc)
Engine Number FO301LB
Chassis Number CA500609
Registration Number WXG 629 (Maidstone)
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Billed as bigger, stronger and sleeker the Advance Design was launched in 1947 and sold with various changes to 1955 when replaced by the Task Force Series.
Available with various model (weight) designations - 3100 (half ton), 3600 (three quater ton) and 3800 (one ton) along with the Thrifmaster and Loadmaster
The pick-up had year on year changes. This is an early model and retains a split wind shield (replaced by a single sheet in 1954) and a drivers side vent (replaced in 1951). 1954 was also the last year for the 216 in³ inline-six. Hood side emblems now only read 3100, 3600, 3800, 4400, or 6400 in large print. Door post ID plate now blue with silver letters (previous models used black with silver letters). Last year to use wooden blocks as bed supports
Offered for saleat Brooklands with a guide price of £ 20,000 to £ 24,000 but did not sell
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Shot at Brooklands Museum, H+H Auction 06:06:2015 Ref 106-533
1st Lt. Brent Stevens and Maj. Devin Cummings maneuver a C-130 Hercules out of Forward Operating Base Sharana, Paktika Province, Afghanistan, Sept. 28, 2013. This mission marked a retrograde milestone as the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron transported the last cargo from FOB Sharana before the base is transferred to the Afghan Ministry of Defense. Stevens, a Tampa, Fla. native, is deployed from Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. Cummings, a Manitowoc, Wis. native, is deployed from Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Ben Bloker)
The Hawk Class Assault Drop-ship is capable of landing and recovering 82 Spaceborne troops into a hot LZ. Although Spaceborne troops are normally deployed via drop pods this formidable dropship is capable of providing excellent air to ground support and delivering its cargo into a hostile area. The Hawk has crew of four pilot, copilot, EW officer and loadmaster. Is armed with missiles, mini guns and chin mounted retractable cannon. troopers can enter via the rear ramp or 2 side doors. all seats are foldable allowing or a quick reconfigure from troop to cargo carrier. it is fully moonbase compliant and capable of docking with other spacecraft, through the Top side Airlock
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kara Valentine, a C-130 Hercules aircraft navigator with the 94th Airlift Wing, Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., watches for threats in the observation bubble aboard a C-130 during Maple Flag 47 at Canadian Forces Base Cold Lake, Alberta province, Canada, May 27, 2014. Maple Flag is an international exercise designed to enhance the interoperability of C-130 Hercules aircraft crews, maintainers and support specialists in a simulated combat environment. (DoD photo by Master Sgt. John R. Nimmo Sr., U.S. Air Force/Released)
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Stephen Swift, a loadmaster with the 816th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, performs pre-flight checks and engine start-up at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, May 4, 2012. The C-17 is one of two aerial resupply platforms utilized by the U.S. Air Forces Air Mobility Division. In 2011 the AMD directed the dropping of over 58,000 bundles comprising more than 80 million pounds of critical supplies to personnel in austere combat outposts. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Greg C. Biondo)
Chinook HC2A seen here at the RAF Benson Families Day 25Aug 11.
RAF Chinook Display Team Website for the 2011 season. The Chinook Display Team is made up of personnel from both 18(B) and 27 Squadrons, and is supported by a team of engineers from 18/27 Engineering Squadron, all based at RAF Odiham in Hampshire.
The RAF operates the largest fleet of Chinook Support Helicopters after the US Army, with a total of 34 HC2s, 6 HC2As and 8 HC3s (the HC3 has yet to enter operational service). The Chinook Wing, which forms the heavy-lift element of the Joint Helicopter Command (JHC), is based at RAF Odiham in Hampshire. Odiham supports three operational squadrons, No 7 Squadron, No 18 Squadron and No 27 Squadron, and the Operational Conversion Flight.
The HC2 and HC2A aircraft are used primarily for trooping and for carrying internal and/or underslung loads and can carry up to 55 troops or 10 tonnes of freight. The cabin is large enough to accommodate two Land Rovers, while the three underslung load hooks allow a huge flexibility in the type and number of loads that can be carried externally. Secondary roles include search and rescue and casualty evacuation, in which role a total of 24 stretchers can be carried. The crew consists of either two pilots, or a pilot and a weapon systems officer (WSO), and two air loadmasters. The pilot captain is responsible for the safe operation of the aircraft and completion of the mission, while the co-pilot or WSO operates the mission-management systems, navigation, communications and the self-defence suite. In the cabin are two air loadmasters who are responsible for passenger safety, load or cargo restraint, weapons operation and voice marshalling of the aircraft.
The aircraft are well equipped for their varied roles and are fitted with a satellite Global Positioning System, an Instrument Landing System, comprehensive avionics that enable them to fly in airways, and an extensive radio suite. The aircraft cockpit has a full night-time capability when operated with night-vision goggles, thus allowing low-level night operations in a hostile environment. The aircraft also carries dual-mode landing lights that can be switched between white and infrared light, which are supported by infrared searchlights operated by the two crewmen. The Chinook is well equipped with defensive aids and has a Radar Warning Receiver, an Ultraviolet and Doppler Missile Approach Warning System, infrared jammers and chaff and flare dispensers, which can be manually or automatically fired. The aircraft can be armed with two M134 six-barrelled Miniguns, one in each front side window, and an M60D machine gun on the ramp.
The Chinook is a very capable and versatile support helicopter that can be operated in many diverse environments ranging from cold weather ‘arctic’ conditions to desert warfare operations. It has been involved in most of the recent UK operations such as the Falklands Conflict, Northern Ireland, the Gulf War, peace keeping in Bosnia, Kosovo operations, evacuation of Sierra Leone, operations in Iraq and more recently, in Afghanistan.
Airman 1st Class Wynthom Thomas communicates with pilots after landing at Yokota Air Base, Japan, Aug. 19, 2013. Seven C-130 Hercules aircraft flew in formation to practice airlift tactics and procedures. Thomas is a 36th Airlift Squadron loadmaster. (U.S. Air Force photo/Osakabe Yasuo)
U.S. Army soldiers from the 5th Special Forces Group give a one minute warning prior to jumping from a C-130J Super Hercules over Ft. Campbell, Ky., May 21, 2014. The 5th SFG conducted static line jump training with the 39th Airlift Squadron from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder/Released)
The first major redesign for the Chevy pickup after World War II was the 1947-55 Advance Design series, featuring a wider cab and five bar horizontal grille.
1947; Hood emblem die cast, side ‘Chevrolet Thriftmaster’
1949; Hood emblem , side just ‘Chevrolet’
1950; side emblem ‘Chevrolet 3100’ etc
1951; cowl vents gone, side vent windows
1952; lever door handles now push button.
1953; side Chevrolet hood emblem gone
1954 windscreen now one piece, new grille.
1948 Models;
The 1/2 ton Thriftmaster; Canopy, Panel, Pickup, Suburban
The 3/4 ton Thriftmaster; Pickup, Platform and Stakebed
The 1 ton Loadmaster; Canopy, Pickup, Panel, Platform and Stakebed
RHD Thriftmasters were brought to NZ from Canada in SKD form and assembled at Todd Motors in Wellington after the War.
Engine; 90hp 216 cu in blue flame 6
Rwandan soldiers and their equipment are flown from Rwanda to the Central Africa Republic on a C-17 Globemaster III based out of McChord Air Force Base, Wa. Jan. 19, 2014. U.S. forces will transport a total number of 850 Rwandan soldiers and more than 1000 tons of equipment into the Central African Republic to aid French and African Union operations against militants during this three week-long operation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Crane/Released)
Royal Canadian Air Force Master Cpl. Marc Tremblay, a search and rescue technician with the 417 Combat Support Squadron, jumps out of a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft assigned to the 914th Airlift Wing during Maple Flag 47 over Royal Canadian Air Force 4 Wing at Canadian Forces Base Cold Lake, Alberta province, Canada, June 3, 2014. Maple Flag is an international exercise designed to enhance the interoperability of C-130 Hercules aircraft crews, maintainers and support specialists in a simulated combat environment. (DoD photo by Master Sgt. John R. Nimmo Sr., U.S. Air Force/Released)
Chevrolet Advance Design Pick Up (1947-55) Engine 235cu in (3900cc) S6 (uprated to a later 5700cc V8)
Registration Number 973 UXK (London)
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Chevrolet's first major redesign post-World War II, the Advance-Design series was billed as a bigger, stronger, and sleeker design in comparison to the earlier AK Series. The Advance Design was launched in 1947 going on to become the number one selling vehicle in the USA. Available with straight six engines of 216cu in (3500cc), 235cu in (2900cc) and 261cu in (4300cc). and originally launched with Thriftmaster or Loadmaster bonnet embles to differentiate load capcitywith the emblems wer changed in 1949 to 3100, 3600 or 3800. with capacities of 0.5 ton (3100), .75ton (3600) and 1 ton (3800).
The Advance Design was subject to year on year modifications, for 1952 the outer door handles became push button rather than the earlier push down type, the speedometer reads a maximum speed of 90mph and dashboard trim is painted instead of chrome. Mid-year, Chevrolet stops using the 3100-6400 designation on the hood and changes to maroon window and wiper knobs. New serial number codes: KP ½ ton, KR ¾ ton, & KS 1 ton.
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Shot 21.04.2019 at the annual Weston Park, Easter car show Ref 138-277
Remembrance Sunday, 8 November 2015
In the United Kingdom, Remembrance Sunday is held on the second Sunday in November, which is the Sunday nearest to 11 November, Armistice Day, the anniversary of the end of hostilities in the First World War at 11 a.m. on 11 November 1918. Remembrance Sunday is held to commemorate the contribution of British and Commonwealth military and civilian servicemen and women in the two World Wars and later conflicts.
Remembrance Sunday is marked by ceremonies at local war memorials in most cities, towns and villages, attended by civic dignitaries, ex-servicemen and -women, members of local armed forces regular and reserve units, military cadet forces and uniformed youth organisations. Two minutes’ silence is observed at 11 a.m. and wreaths of remembrance poppies are then laid on the memorials.
The United Kingdom national ceremony is held in London at the Cenotaph in Whitehall. Wreaths are laid by Queen Elizabeth II, principal members of the Royal Family normally including the Duke of Edinburgh, the Prince of Wales, the Duke of Cambridge, the Duke of York, the Princess Royal, the Earl of Wessex and the Duke of Kent, the Prime Minister, leaders of the other major political parties, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Commonwealth High Commissioners and representatives from the Royal Navy, Army and Royal Air Force, the Merchant Navy and Fishing Fleets and the civilian services, and veterans’ groups. Two minutes' silence is held at 11 a.m., before the laying of the wreaths. This silence is marked by the firing of a field gun on Horse Guards Parade to begin and end the silence, followed by Royal Marines buglers sounding Last Post.
The parade consists mainly of an extensive march past by veterans, with military bands playing music following the list of the Traditional Music of Remembrance.
Other members of the British Royal Family watch from the balcony of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
After the ceremony, a parade of veterans and other related groups, organised by the Royal British Legion, marches past the Cenotaph, each section of which lays a wreath as it passes. Only ticketed participants can take part in the march past.
From 1919 until the Second World War remembrance observance was always marked on 11 November itself. It was then moved to Remembrance Sunday, but since the 50th anniversary of the end of the Second World War in 1995, it has become usual to hold ceremonies on both Armistice Day and Remembrance Sunday.
Each year, the music at the National Ceremony of Remembrance remains the same, following a programme finalised in 1930:
Rule, Britannia! by Thomas Arne
Heart of Oak by William Boyce
The Minstrel Boy by Thomas Moore
Men of Harlech
The Skye Boat Song
Isle of Beauty by Thomas Haynes Bayly
David of the White Rock
Oft in the Stilly Night by John Stevenson
Flowers of the Forest
Nimrod from the Enigma Variations by Edward Elgar
Dido's lament by Henry Purcell
O Valiant Hearts by Charles Harris
Solemn Melody by Walford Davies
Last Post – a bugle call
Beethoven's Funeral March No. 1, by Johann Heinrich Walch
O God, Our Help in Ages Past – words by Isaac Watts, music by William Croft
Reveille – a bugle call
God Save The Queen
Other pieces of music are then played during the march past and wreath laying by veterans, starting with Trumpet Voluntary and followed by It's A Long Way To Tipperary, the marching song of the Connaught Rangers, a famous British Army Irish Regiment of long ago.
The following is complied from press reports on 8 November 2015:
"The nation paid silent respect to the country's war dead today in a Remembrance Sunday service. Leading the nation in remembrance, as ever, was the Queen, who first laid a wreath at the Cenotaph in 1945 and has done so every year since, except on the four occasions when she was overseas.
Dressed in her customary all-black ensemble with a clutch of scarlet poppies pinned against her left shoulder, she stepped forward following the end of the two-minute silence marked by the sounding of Last Post by 10 Royal Marine buglers.
The Queen laid her wreath at the foot of the Sir Edwin Lutyens Portland stone monument to the Glorious Dead, then stood with her head momentarily bowed.
She was joined by King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands, who was invited to the Cenotaph for the first time to lay a wreath marking the 70th anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands by British troops.
Watched by his wife Queen Maxima, who stood next to the Duchess of Cambridge in the Royal Box, the King laid a wreath marked with the simple message, 'In remembrance of the British men and women who gave their lives for our future.'
Wreaths were then laid by members of the Royal Family, all wearing military uniform: Prince Philip; then Prince Andrew, Prince Harry and Prince William at the same time ; then Prince Edward, Princess Anne and the Duke of Kent at the same time.
Three members of the Royal Family laying wreaths at the same time was an innovation in 2015 designed to slightly reduce the amount of time of the ceremony and thereby reduce the time that the Queen had to be standing.
Prince Charles attended a remembrance service in New Zealand.
The Prime Minister then laid a wreath. The Leader of the Opposition and Leader of the Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, appeared at the Cenotaph for the first time. He wore both a suit and a red poppy for the occasion.
His bow as he laid a wreath marked with the words 'let us resolve to create a world of peace' was imperceptible – and not enough for some critics. Yet unlike the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Battle service earlier this year, Mr Corbyn did join in with the singing of the national anthem.
Following the end of the official service at the Cenotaph, a mammoth column more than 10,000-strong (some 9,000 of whom were veterans) began marching along Whitehall, saluting the Cenotaph as they passed, Parliament Street, Great George Street, Horse Guards Road and back to Horse Guard Parade. The Duke of Cambridge took the salute from the column on Horse Guards Parade.
Time takes its inevitable toll on even the most stoic among us, and this year only a dozen World War Two veterans marched with the Spirit of Normandy Trust, a year after the Normandy Veterans' Association disbanded.
Within their ranks was 95-year-old former Sapper Don Sheppard of the Royal Engineers. Sheppard was of the eldest on parade and was pushed in his wheelchair by his 19-year-old grandson, Sam who, in between studying at Queen Mary University, volunteers with the Normandy veterans.
'It is because of my admiration for them,' he says. 'I see them as role models and just have the utmost respect for what they did.'
While some had blankets covering their legs against the grey November day, other veterans of more recent wars had only stumps to show for their service to this country during 13 long years of war in Afghanistan.
As well as that terrible toll of personal sacrifice, the collective losses – and triumphs - of some of the country’s most historic regiments were also honoured yesterday.
The Gurkha Brigade Association - marking 200 years of service in the British Army – marched to warm ripples of applause. The King’s Royal Hussars, represented yesterday by 126 veterans, this year also celebrate 300 years since the regiment was raised.
They were led by General Sir Richard Shirreff, former Deputy Supreme Allied Commander of Nato and Colonel of the regiment who himself was marching for the first time.
'We are joined by a golden thread to all those generations who have gone before us,” he said. “We are who we are, because of those that have gone before us.' "
Cenotaph Ceremony & March Past - 8 November 2015
Summary of Contingents
Column Number of marchers
B (Lead) 1,754
C 1,298
D 1,312
E 1,497
F 1,325
A 1,551
Ex-Service Total 8,737
M (Non ex-Service) 1,621
Total 10,358
Column B
Marker Detachment Number
1 Reconnaissance Corps 18 Anniversary
2 43rd Reconnaissance Regiment Old Comrades Assoc 10
3 3rd Regiment Royal Horse Artillery Association 60
4 Royal Artillery Association 18
5 Royal Engineers Association 37
6 Royal Engineers Bomb Disposal Association 65 Anniversary
7 Airborne Engineers Association 24
8 Royal Signals Association 48
9 Army Air Corps Association 42
10 Royal Army Service Corps & Royal Corps Transport Assoc 54
11 RAOC Association 18
12 Army Catering Corps Association 48
13 Royal Pioneer Corps Association 54 Anniversary
14 Royal Army Medical Corps Association 36
15 Royal Electrical & Mechanical Engineers Association 48
16 Royal Military Police Association 100
17 The RAEC and ETS Branch Association 12
18 Royal Army Pay Corps Regimental Association 36
19 Royal Army Veterinary Corps & Royal Army Dental Corps 18
20 Royal Army Physical Training Corps 24
21 Queen Alexandra's Royal Army Nursing Corps Assoc 48
22 Royal Scots Dragoon Guards 30
23 Royal Dragoon Guards 78
24 Queen's Royal Hussars (The Queen's Own & Royal Irish) 12
25 Kings Royal Hussars Regimental Association 126
26 16/5th Queen's Royal Lancers 36
27 17/21 Lancers 30
28 The Royal Lancers 24 New for 2015
29 JLR RAC Old Boys' Association 30
30 Association of Ammunition Technicians 24
31 Beachley Old Boys Association 36
32 Arborfield Old Boys Association 25
33 Gallipoli & Dardenelles International 24
34 Special Observers Association 24
35 The Parachute Squadron Royal Armoured Corps 24 New
36 Intelligence Corps Association 48
37 Women's Royal Army Corps Association 120
38 656 Squadron Association 24
39 Home Guard Association 9
40 British Resistance Movement (Coleshill Research Team) 12
41 British Limbless Ex-Service Men's Association 48
42 British Ex-Services Wheelchair Sports Association 24
43 Royal Hospital Chelsea 30
44 Queen Alexandra's Hospital Home for Disabled Ex-Servicemen & Women 30
45 The Royal Star & Garter Homes 20
46 Combat Stress 48
Total 1,754
Column C
Marker Detachment Number
1 Royal Air Force Association 150
2 Royal Air Force Regiment Association 300
3 Royal Air Forces Ex-Prisoner's of War Association 20
4 Royal Observer Corps Association 75 Anniversary
5 National Service (Royal Air Force) Association 42
6 RAFLING Association 24
7 6 Squadron (Royal Air Force) Association 18
8 7 Squadron Association 25
9 8 Squadron Association 24
10 RAF Habbaniya Association 25
11 Royal Air Force & Defence Fire Services Association 30
12 Royal Air Force Mountain Rescue Association 30
13 Units of the Far East Air Force 28 New
14 Royal Air Force Yatesbury Association 16
15 Royal Air Force Airfield Construction Branch Association 12
16 RAFSE(s) Assoc 45 New
17 Royal Air Force Movements and Mobile Air Movements Squadron Association (RAF MAMS) 24
18 Royal Air Force Masirah & Salalah Veterans Assoc 24 New
19 WAAF/WRAF/RAF(W) 25
19 Blenheim Society 18
20 Coastal Command & Maritime Air Association 24
21 Air Sea Rescue & Marine Craft Sections Club 15
22 Federation of RAF Apprentice & Boy Entrant Assocs 150
23 Royal Air Force Air Loadmasters Association 24
24 Royal Air Force Police Association 90
25 Princess Mary's Royal Air Force Nursing Service Association 40
Total 1,298
Column D
Marker Detachment Number
1 Not Forgotten Association 54
2 Stoll 18
3 Ulster Defence Regiment 72
4 Army Dog Unit Northern Ireland Association 48
5 North Irish Horse & Irish Regiments Old Comrades Association 78
6 Northern Ireland Veterans' Association 40
7 Irish United Nations Veterans Association 12
8 ONET UK 10
9 St Helena Government UK 24
10 South Atlantic Medal Association 196
11 SSAFA 37
12 First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (Princess Royal's Volunteers Corps) 12
13 Association of Jewish Ex-Servicemen & Women 48
14 British Nuclear Test Veterans Association 48
15 War Widows Association 132
16 Gurkha Brigade Association 160 Anniversary
17 British Gurkha Welfare Society 100 Anniversary
18 West Indian Association of Service Personnel 18
19 Trucial Oman Scouts Association 18
20 Bond Van Wapenbroeders 35
21 Polish Ex-Combatants Association in Great Britain 25
22 Stowarzyszenie Polskich Kombatantów Limited 18 New
23 Royal Hong Kong Regiment Association 12
24 Canadian Veterans Association 10
25 Hong Kong Ex-Servicemen's Association (UK Branch) 24
26 Hong Kong Military Service Corps 28
27 Foreign Legion Association 24
28 Undivided Indian Army Ex Servicemen Association 11 New
Total 1,312
Column E
Marker Detachment Number
1 Royal Marines Association 198
2 Royal Naval Association 150
3 Merchant Navy Association 130
4 Sea Harrier Association 24
5 Flower Class Corvette Association 18
6 HMS Andromeda Association 18
7 HMS Argonaut Association 30
8 HMS Bulwark, Albion & Centaur Association 25
9 HMS Cumberland Association 18
10 HMS Ganges Association 48
11 HMS Glasgow Association 30
12 HMS St Vincent Association 26
13 HMS Tiger Association 25
14 Algerines Association 20
15 Ton Class Association 24
16 Type 42 Association 48
17 Queen Alexandra's Royal Naval Nursing Service 36
18 Association of WRENS 90
19 Royal Fleet Auxiliary Association 10
20 Royal Naval Communications Association 30
21 Royal Naval Medical Branch Ratings & Sick Berth Staff Association 24
22 Royal Naval Benevolent Trust 18
23 Yangtze Incident Association 24
24 Special Boat Service Association 6
25 Submariners Association 30
26 Association of Royal Yachtsmen 30
27 Broadsword Association 36
28 Aircraft Handlers Association 36
29 Aircrewmans Association 40 Anniversary
30 Cloud Observers Association 10
31 The Fisgard Association 40
32 Fleet Air Arm Armourers Association 36
33 Fleet Air Arm Association 25
34 Fleet Air Arm Bucaneer Association 24
35 Fleet Air Arm Field Gun Association 24
36 Fleet Air Arm Junglie Association 18
37 Fleet Air Arm Officers Association 30
38 Fleet Air Arm Safety Equipment & Survival Association 24
39 Royal Navy School of Physical Training 24
Total 1,497
Column F
Marker Detachment Number
1 Blind Veterans UK 198
2 Far East Prisoners of War 18
3 Burma Star Association 40
4 Monte Cassino Society20
5 Queen's Bodyguard of The Yeoman of The Guard 18
6 Pen and Sword Club 15
7 TRBL Ex-Service Members 301
8 The Royal British Legion Poppy Factory 4
9 The Royal British Legion Scotland 24
10 Officers Association 5
11 Black and White Club 18
12 National Pigeon War Service 30
13 National Service Veterans Alliance 50
14 Gallantry Medallists League 46
15 National Malaya & Borneo Veterans Association 98
16 National Gulf Veterans & Families Association 30
17 Fellowship of the Services 100
18 Memorable Order of Tin Hats 24
19 Suez Veterans Association 50
20 Aden Veterans Association 72
21 1st Army Association 36
22 Showmens' Guild of Great Britain 40
23 Special Forces Club 12
24 The Spirit of Normandy Trust 28
25 Italy Star Association, 1943-1945, 48
Total 1,325
Column A
Marker Detachment Number
1 1LI Association 36
2 Royal Green Jackets Association 198
3 Parachute Regimental Association 174
4 King's Own Scottish Borderers 60
5 Black Watch Association 45
6 Gordon Highlanders Association 60
7 Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders Regimental Association 12
8 Queen's Own Highlanders Regimental Association 48
9 London Scottish Regimental Association 30
10 Grenadier Guards Association 48
11 Coldstream Guards Association 48
12 Scots Guards Association 48
13 Guards Parachute Association 36
14 4 Company Association (Parachute Regiment) 24
15 Princess of Wales's Royal Regiment 72
16 Royal East Kent Regiment (The Buffs) Past & Present Association 30
17 Prince of Wales' Leinster Regiment (Royal Canadians) Regimental Association 24
18 Royal Hampshire Regiment Comrades Association 14
19 The Royal Hampshire Regimental Club 24 New for 2015
20 Royal Northumberland Fusiliers 48 New
21 Royal Sussex Regimental Association 12
22 Green Howards Association 24
23 Cheshire Regiment Association 24
24 Sherwood Foresters & Worcestershire Regiment 36
25 Mercian Regiment Association 30
26 Special Air Service Regimental Association 4
27 The King's Own Royal Border Regiment 100
28 The Staffordshire Regiment 48
29 Rifles Regimental Association 40
30 The Rifles & Royal Gloucestershire, Berkshire & Wiltshire Regimental Association 30
31 Durham Light Infantry Association 60
32 King's Royal Rifle Corps Association 50
33 King's African Rifles 14 New for 2015
Total 1,551
Column M
Marker Detachment Number
1 Transport For London 48
2 Children of the Far East Prisoners of War 60
3 First Aid Nursing Yeomanry (Princess Royal's Volunteers Corps) 24
4 Munitions Workers Association18
5 Evacuees Reunion Association48
6 TOC H 20
7 Salvation Army 36
8 Naval Canteen Service & Expeditionary Force Institutes Association 12 Previously NAAFI
9 Royal Voluntary Service 24
10 Civil Defence Association 8
11 National Association of Retired Police Officers 36
12 Metropolitan Special Constabulary 36
13 London Ambulance Service NHS Trust 36
14 London Ambulance Service Retirement Association 18
15 St John Ambulance 36
16 British Red Cross 12
17 St Andrew's Ambulance Association 6
18 The Firefighters Memorial Trust 24
19 Royal Ulster Constabulary (GC) Association 36
20 Ulster Special Constabulary Association 30
21 Commonwealth War Graves Commission 12
22 Daniel's Trust 36
23 Civilians Representing Families 180
24 Royal Mail Group Ltd 24
25 Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals 24
26 The Blue Cross 24
27 PDSA 24
28 HM Ships Glorious Ardent & ACASTA Association 24 Anniversary
29 Old Cryptians' Club 12
30 Fighting G Club 18 Anniversary
31 Malayan Volunteers Group 12
32 Gallipoli Association 18
33 Ministry of Defence 20
34 TRBL Non Ex-Service Members 117
35 TRBL Women's Section 20
36 Union Jack Club 12
37 Western Front Association 8
38 Shot at Dawn Pardons Campaign 18
39 Royal Antediluvian Order of Buffaloes 24
40 National Association of Round Tables 24
41 Lions Club International 24
42 Rotary International 24
43 41 Club 6
44 Equity 12
45 Romany & Traveller Society 18
46 Sea Cadet Corps 30
47 Combined Cadet Force 30
48 Army Cadet Force 30
49 Air Training Corps 30
50 Scout Association 30
51 Girlguiding London & South East England 30
52 Boys Brigade 30
53 Girls Brigade England & Wales 30
54 Church Lads & Church Girls Brigade 30
55 Metropolitan Police Volunteer Police Cadets 18
56 St John Ambulance Cadets 18
57 YMCA 12
Total 1,621
I took this at Biggin Hill, in the early 1970's, possibly 72 or 73. Scanned from a photograph that I found today whilst going through some old paperwork. Cannot remember the registration numbers now, but one was being retired and the other was there to swap over an engine. They parked nose to nose to make the changeover quickly as time was short. A similar photo appeared in Flight magazine at the time. In 1974 I went to work for Tradewinds Airways in ops and ground loadmaster. And in 77 went to work for Redcoat Air Cargo as loadmaster on the leased Gemini Britannia 9G-ACE.
Loadmasters with the 439th Airlift Wing, Air Force Reserve Command, load a 1982 Mack 1250 GPM pumper fire truck onto a C-5B Galaxy at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst N.J., Aug. 12, 2016. The truck will be flown to Managua, Nicaragua. Master Sgt. Jorge A. Narvaez, a traditional New Jersey Air National Guardsman with the 108th Security Forces Squadron, was instrumental in getting the truck donated to a group of volunteer firefighters in Managua. The truck donation is done through the Denton Program, which allows U.S. citizens and organizations to use space available on military cargo aircraft to transport humanitarian goods to countries in need. The 439th is located at Westover Air Reserve Base, Mass. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Mark C. Olsen/Released) www.dvidshub.net
Senior Airman Larry Webster, 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron loadmaster, scans for potential threats using night vision goggles after completing a cargo airdrop in Ghazni Province, Afghanistan, Oct. 7, 2013. Webster, a Lyons, Colo. native, is deployed from Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark.
(USAF Photo/Master Sgt. Ben Bloker)
The Good Old Krüger Times #47
My Krügers #179
1967 Krüger postcard from Switzerland / Die Schweiz / Suisse / Svizzera, Bern /Berne / Berna, featuring OPEL Olympia Rakord Caravan(!) and a fantastic CHEVROLET 3100 / 3600 / 3800 / Loadmaster / Thriftmaster "Advance Design Series" truck!
KLFI (Joint Base Langley-Eustis / Langley AFB) - 21 APR 2016
USAF Lockheed Martin HC-130J Combat King II 11-5725 with the 71st RQS, 347th RQW based at Moody AFB, GA on landing approach to RWY 26 to be displayed at the 2016 Air Power Over Hampton Roads airshow.
The HC-130J features improved navigation, threat detection and countermeasure systems, among other additions. It has been at Moody since July 2013.
The HC-130J replaces HC-130P/Ns as the only dedicated fixed-wing Personnel Recovery platform in the Air Force inventory. It is an extended-range version of the C-130J Hercules transport. Its mission is to rapidly deploy to execute combatant commander directed recovery operations to austere airfields and denied territory for expeditionary, all weather personnel recovery operations to include airdrop, airland, helicopter air-to-air refueling, and forward area ground refueling missions. When tasked, the aircraft also conducts humanitarian assistance operations, disaster response, security cooperation/aviation advisory, emergency aeromedical evacuation, and noncombatant evacuation operations.
General Characteristics
Primary function: Fixed-wing Personnel Recovery platform
Contractor: Lockheed Aircraft Corp.
Power Plant: Four Rolls Royce AE2100D3 turboprop engines
Thrust: 4,591 Propeller Shaft Horsepower, each engine
Wingspan: 132 feet, 7 inches (40.4 meters)
Length: 97 feet, 9 inches (29.57 meters)
Height: 38 feet, 9 inches (11.58 meters)
Operating Weight: 89,000 pounds (40,369 kilograms)
Maximum Takeoff Weight: 164,000 pounds (74,389 kilograms)
Fuel Capacity: 61,360 pounds (9,024 gallons)
Payload: 35,000 pounds (15,875 kilograms)
Speed: 316 knots indicated air speed at sea level
Range: beyond 4,000 miles (3,478 nautical miles)
Ceiling: 33,000 feet (10,000 meters)
Armament: countermeasures/flares, chaff
Basic Crew: Three officers (pilot, co-pilot, combat system officer) and two enlisted loadmasters
Unit Cost: $66 million (fiscal 2010 replacement cost)
Initial operating capability: 2013
U.S. Army soldiers from the 5th Special Forces Group jump from a C-130J Super Hercules over Ft. Campbell, Ky., May 20, 2014. The 5th SFG conducted static line jump training with the 39th Airlift Squadron from Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Snyder/Released)
Royal Australian Air Force Sgt. Karl Penny, 37th Squadron C-130J Super Hercules loadmaster out of RAAF Base Richmond, Australia, watches as the parachute for a Low-Cost, Low-Altitude bundle carries humanitarian aid to the atoll of Kapingamarangi, Federated States of Micronesia during Operation Christmas Drop, Dec. 13, 2018. Every December, U.S. Air Force crews from Yokota Air Base, Japan, team up with the Japan Air Self-Defense Force and RAAF to airdrop supplies to the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas and the Republic of Palau. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matthew Gilmore)
The City of Lakeland had the yearly Lake Mirror Car show and the Lakeland Fire Dept Open House going on at the same time. I'm guessing they had this parked here so they could throw trash in it as they emptied trash cans.
A loadmaster with the 192nd Airlift Squadron flies over Lake Tahoe in a C-130 Hercules, during the 152nd Airlift Wing's "Spouse Lift" operation on Oct. 4, 2012. (Courtesy photo)
HICKAM AIR FORCE BASE, Hawaii (March 3, 2022) - U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Chuck Davis (left) and Airman First Class Skye Luck, Nevada Air National Guard loadmasters, stand of the ramp of a Nevada C-130 Hercules Aircraft after completing a training mission at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, March 2, 2022. Airmen from various squadrons and groups from the Nevada Air National Guard were participating in an exercise that was designed to employ the agile combat employment concept across various Hawaiian Islands. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Thomas Cox) 220303-Z-FJ772-076
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Cavanaugh Flight Museum's de Havilland CV-2B Caribou flight crew member, Loadmaster Caleb, with a watchful eye during engine start-up for our A2A photo flight. At the ISAP Dream Shoot 2015.
The Lockheed Martin C-130J Super Hercules is a four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft. The C-130J is a comprehensive update of the Lockheed C-130 Hercules, with new engines, flight deck, and other systems. The Hercules family has the longest continuous production run of any military aircraft in history. During more than 60 years of service, the family has participated in military, civilian, and humanitarian aid operations. The Hercules has outlived several planned successor designs, most notably the Advanced Medium STOL Transport contestants.
The C-130J is the newest version of the Hercules and the only model still in production. Externally similar to the classic Hercules in general appearance, the J-model features considerably updated technology. These differences include new Rolls-Royce AE 2100 D3 turboprop engines with Dowty R391 composite scimitar propellers, digital avionics (including head-up displays (HUDs) for each pilot), and reduced crew requirements. These changes have improved performance over its C-130E/H predecessors, such as 40% greater range, 21% higher maximum speed, and 41% shorter takeoff distance.
As a cargo and airlift aircraft, the C-130J's crew includes two pilots and one loadmaster (no navigator or flight engineer), while specialized USAF variants (e.g., AC-130J, EC-130J, MC-130J, HC-130J, WC-130J) may have larger crews, such as navigators/Combat Systems Officers or other specialized officer and enlisted air crew. The U.S. Marine Corps KC-130J uses a crew chief for expeditionary operations. The C-130J's cargo compartment is approximately 41 feet (12.5 m) long, 9 feet (2.74 m) high, and 10 feet (3.05 m) wide, and loading is from the rear of the fuselage. The aircraft can also be configured with the "enhanced cargo handling system". The system consists of a computerized loadmaster's station from which the user can remotely control the under-floor winch and also configure the flip-floor system to palletized roller or flat-floor cargo handling. Initially developed for the USAF, this system enables rapid role changes to be carried out and so extends the C-130J's time available to complete taskings.
This brandnew Dutch airforce CH-47F was practicing with slingloads just outside of Deelen AFB in The Netherlands. With the loadmaster keeping an eye on things on the ground.
The business end of the beast. I have always admired the 400, but seeing the massive blade sweep the hopper in person is truely breathtaking. The 400 series is right up there with the with the Leach 2R/II/III series, and even better in that its still built with the old school body style. Again many thanks to the awesome crew.
U.S. Air Force assigned to the the 920th Rescue Wing, Air Force Reserve, out of Patrick Air Force Base in Cocoa Beach, Florida, prepare an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter for flight May 27, 2018 during the 2nd annual Salute to American Heroes Air and Sea Show in Miami. This two-day event showcases military fighter jets and other aircraft and equipment from all branches of the United States military in observance of Memorial Day, honoring servicemembers who have made the ultimate sacrifice. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Jared Trimarchi) www.dvidshub.net
MCAS IWAKUNI, YAMAGUCHI, Japan (Dec. 23, 2021) - U.S. Marine Corps Sgt. Louis Martin, left, and Cpl. Stanislav Bloshko, loadmasters with Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR) 152, observe two KC-130J Super Hercules Aircraft as they fly in formation above Japan, Dec. 23, 2021. Marines with VMGR-152 conducted a simultaneous large-scale launch of multiple aircraft and practiced training scenarios that included formation flying, simulated aerial delivery and tactical landings. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Tyler Harmon) 211223-M-JO217-1380
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