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The Bedford Mountain Truck Firefighting SAM Site 4x4 was a water tender built by Moutain Range of Crew and was introduced in 1985. Its primary use was for a water tender on Bloodhound Missile Sites and was fitted with a roof monitor. After the withdrawl of the Bloodhound Missile and their sites, some tenders were put into use as a standard domestic Fire appliances.
General characteristics:-
▪︎Chassis: Bedford MJ, All steel fabrication, constructed in ladder form with straight through channel side members.
▪︎Bodywork By: Moutain Range,
▪︎Powerplant: Bedford 8.2 Litre 6 cylinder direct injection.
▪︎Water Tank Capacity: 850 imperial gallons.
▪︎Monitor Output: 502 imperial gallons per minute.
▪︎Pump: Godiva UFPX Water Pump with an output of 502 imperial gallons per minute.
▪︎Height: 10ft 11in.
▪︎Length: 23ft 0.5in.
▪︎Width: 7ft 11in.
▪︎Wheelbase: 12ft 11in.
▪︎Ground Clearance: 11.4in.
▪︎Unladen Weight: 6.09 tons.
On my vistit here I was talking to the motel owner about there used to be a ''Duck'' (DUKW) at Searles of Hunstanton, and this turned out to be the one ! She's just a £35,000 refurbishment and will be making trips to the beaches of Normandy. Photos from Searles www.flickr.com/photos/139375961@N08/shares/142J4T572k
— Anglia Motel Veterans champion Harold Payne’s final 80th D-Day voyage pays respects to the fallen —
The organiser of a voyage to France to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day is on his final pilgrimage to pay tribute to the bravery of our armed forces. Harold Payne has taken a final coach party to Normandy to pay respects to allied forces killed in World War II. Sadly, any remaining veterans who would have accompanied him for Thursday’s anniversary have since died. The veterans' champion, who owns the Anglia Motel in Fleet Hargate, said: ''Over the past 30 years I have had the honour to take local veterans back to Normandy to pay respect to their fallen comrades''.
''Now for the 80th anniversary of D-Day, for the first and final time I will be returning without any veterans as they have now all passed away. For this, my final tribute to the bravery of all those who died for our freedom, I shall return taking with me my amphibious landing craft to the beaches where all those years ago so many lost their lives.”
To break the Nazis’ stranglehold on Europe, Allied forces launched ''Operation Overlord'' on June 6th, 1944, when thousands of British, American and Canadian troops landed on the beaches of Normandy to fight their way up – while being battered by enemy fire. The sea was reported to run red and nearly 4,000 deaths and 11,000 allied casualties were recorded by the end of that first fateful day.
The pilgrimages from Lincolnshire were launched after a former soldier had stopped at Harold’s Anglian Motel in Fleet Hargate and shared how he didn’t have the means to return to see the friends he had left behind in Arnhem and Normandy. Mr Payne plans to go into the sea in the early hours of today to lay red rose petals and poppies.
He said: ''They may be washed ashore as a reminder of the loss of so many lives''. The charity campaigner has raised funds in aid of veterans to make a pilgrimage to Normandy and visit cemeteries to lay flowers on the graves of friends. To help fund such trips there have been sponsors such as Fleet Parish Council, J Z Flowers and Turnbulls in Sleaford. He said: ''I am fortunate and immensely grateful to have received many sponsors. Many friends and colleagues have also helped to make this memorial tribute possible and I wish to truly thank them on behalf of myself and the past veterans''.
Information sourced from and for further details, please follow the link – www.lincsonline.co.uk/holbeach/the-80th-anniversary-d-day...
Military operations showed the U.S Army needed a vehicle to move over snow for Commando Operations in Norway. In 1943 the Studebaker M29 Cargo Carrier, better known, as a Weasel was introduced. This was a lightweight vehicle with 15 or 20 inch tracks that was good for travelling over soft snow but had limited carrying capacity.
The original design with the engine at the back was soon altered to the conventional layout with the engine at the front and the drive sprockets at the rear. This gave better distribution of weight and improved space so more cargo or passengers could be carried. Next came an amphibious version with buoyancy chambers, twin rudders coupled to the steering controls and propulsion in the water by the tracks. The standard Weasel could be quickly converted in the field if required and both versions could be dropped by parachute.
Weasel's remained in service with the U.S, British and other countries in to the late 1960's. Not only were they used in Artic Operations in the Second World War but later in Korea and Vietnam. The Museum's example M29 was acquired in 1987 from Norway.
Specifications -
▪︎Engine: Studebaker 6-cylinder petrol, 70bhp
▪︎Speed (land): 36mph
▪︎Range: 175 miles
▪︎Speed (water): 4mph
▪︎Weight: 2.6 tons
▪︎Crew: 2 - 4.
Information from The Muckleburgh Military Collection.
The Ford WOT 2 (War Office Trucks) was in production throughout WW2 with almost 60,000 manufactured. Most were fitted with a general service body and were used to carry stores, baggage, ammunition and occasionally heavy weapons.
The early models had open cabs with a folding windscreen and canvas tilt. Some had canvas doors while others had a metal door on a wooden frame. Van bodywork vehicles were used as wireless trucks or as fire service vans for the ARP (Air Raid Precautions). At Weybourne Camp a WOT 2 was used as the Cinema Van to transport the film reels and supplies.
The Museum's truck is shown carrying a working Godiva Coventry Climax fire pump which has been used to empty the water fire tank in the museum compound.
Specifications -
▪︎Engine: Ford V8 giving 60bhp
▪︎Transmission: 4 forward, 1 reverse, rear wheel drive
▪︎Speed: 45mph
▪︎Weight: 4,520lb (2 tons)
▪︎Crew: 2 + 6 troops or 1.3 tons of cargo.
Information from The Muckleburgh Military Collection.
On my vistit here I was talking to the motel owner about there used to be a ''Duck'' (DUKW) at Searles of Hunstanton, and this turned out to be the one ! She's just a £35,000 refurbishment and will be making trips to the beaches of Normandy. Photos from Searles www.flickr.com/photos/139375961@N08/shares/142J4T572k
— Anglia Motel Veterans champion Harold Payne’s final 80th D-Day voyage pays respects to the fallen —
The organiser of a voyage to France to mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day is on his final pilgrimage to pay tribute to the bravery of our armed forces. Harold Payne has taken a final coach party to Normandy to pay respects to allied forces killed in World War II. Sadly, any remaining veterans who would have accompanied him for Thursday’s anniversary have since died. The veterans' champion, who owns the Anglia Motel in Fleet Hargate, said: ''Over the past 30 years I have had the honour to take local veterans back to Normandy to pay respect to their fallen comrades''.
''Now for the 80th anniversary of D-Day, for the first and final time I will be returning without any veterans as they have now all passed away. For this, my final tribute to the bravery of all those who died for our freedom, I shall return taking with me my amphibious landing craft to the beaches where all those years ago so many lost their lives.”
To break the Nazis’ stranglehold on Europe, Allied forces launched ''Operation Overlord'' on June 6th, 1944, when thousands of British, American and Canadian troops landed on the beaches of Normandy to fight their way up – while being battered by enemy fire. The sea was reported to run red and nearly 4,000 deaths and 11,000 allied casualties were recorded by the end of that first fateful day.
The pilgrimages from Lincolnshire were launched after a former soldier had stopped at Harold’s Anglian Motel in Fleet Hargate and shared how he didn’t have the means to return to see the friends he had left behind in Arnhem and Normandy. Mr Payne plans to go into the sea in the early hours of today to lay red rose petals and poppies.
He said: ''They may be washed ashore as a reminder of the loss of so many lives''. The charity campaigner has raised funds in aid of veterans to make a pilgrimage to Normandy and visit cemeteries to lay flowers on the graves of friends. To help fund such trips there have been sponsors such as Fleet Parish Council, J Z Flowers and Turnbulls in Sleaford. He said: ''I am fortunate and immensely grateful to have received many sponsors. Many friends and colleagues have also helped to make this memorial tribute possible and I wish to truly thank them on behalf of myself and the past veterans''.
Information sourced from and for further details, please follow the link – www.lincsonline.co.uk/holbeach/the-80th-anniversary-d-day...
The 2018 Hyundai Kona design story is a representation of the routine of an urban adventurer while the key styling techniques are reflective of the topography of Hawaii's Kona island. While driving we began to appreciate the region much deeper and was thankful for elements that make life easy like pure foods, daily fitness and straightforward automotive lifestyle technologies.
The Ford WOT 2 (War Office Trucks) was in production throughout WW2 with almost 60,000 manufactured. Most were fitted with a general service body and were used to carry stores, baggage, ammunition and occasionally heavy weapons.
The early models had open cabs with a folding windscreen and canvas tilt. Some had canvas doors while others had a metal door on a wooden frame. Van bodywork vehicles were used as wireless trucks or as fire service vans for the ARP (Air Raid Precautions). At Weybourne Camp a WOT 2 was used as the Cinema Van to transport the film reels and supplies.
The Museum's truck is shown carrying a working Godiva Coventry Climax fire pump which has been used to empty the water fire tank in the museum compound.
Specifications -
▪︎Engine: Ford V8 giving 60bhp
▪︎Transmission: 4 forward, 1 reverse, rear wheel drive
▪︎Speed: 45mph
▪︎Weight: 4,520lb (2 tons)
▪︎Crew: 2 + 6 troops or 1.3 tons of cargo.
Information from The Muckleburgh Military Collection.
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STALWART H.M.L.C. FV620 -
The Stalwart H.M.L.C. (High Mobility Load Carrier) FV620 first entered service in 1960 and was manufactured by Alvis in the UK.
ENGINE - The Stalwart is fitted with a Rolls Royce B81 8 cylinder 6.2 litre water cooled petrol engine producing 210bhp at 3,750rpm coupled to a five speed manual gearbox, giving the vehicle a top speed of 45mph on the road.
Although at some time in its history the mechanism has been disabled, the Stalwart was designed to be fully amphibious, being fitted with a Dowty water jet propulsion system. This vehicle is, at the moment, in the early stages of restoration.
ROLE - The Stalwart high mobility 6x6 truck was designed to deliver up to 5 tonnes of supplies throughout the battlefield, in particular ammunition or fuel for the Main Battle Tanks, thus allowing the frontline troops to be resupplied, whatever the conditions.
SPECIFICATIONS -
▪︎Weight: 9 tons
▪︎Maximum payload: 5 tons
▪︎Width: 8 ft 4 in
▪︎Height: 7 ft 5 in
▪︎Length: 20 ft 8 in
▪︎Crew: Driver / Commander + One.
Information sourced from - norfolktankmuseum.co.uk/stalwart-h-m-l-c-fv630/
The GMC 6x6 2.5 ton truck, nicknamed the ''Jimmy'' or ''Duece-and-a-Half'' was produced by General Motors in the United States and exported all over the world where it was in great demand.
With a powerful 6-cylinder engine and high ground clearance, the vehicle became the standard load carrier for the Allies during the Second World War. This truck served in all theatres and was particularly useful in difficult country were routes of supply were hard to negotiate.
An open-top cab version often had a ring mount for a 0.50 calibre anti-aircraft machine gun although the standard design was a canvas-topped cargo lorry used for transporting troops as often depicted in wartime films.
Specifications -
▪︎Engine: GMC 270, 91bhp
▪︎Speed: 40mph
▪︎Range: 165 miles.
CCKW stood for the following -
▪︎C - Designed in 1941
▪︎C - Conventional cab
▪︎K - All-wheel drive
▪︎W - Dual rear axle.
Information from The Muckleburgh Military Collection.