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Post by Aufklarung » 18 Jan 2006, 04:28

Hi

Dingo (Aussie built) Scout Car.
245 of these light armoured cars were built in Australia from February 1942 by the Ford Motor Company using Marmon-Herrington four wheel drive components. They were issued to units of the 1st Australian Armoured Division from mid 1942, but due to their weight were not very successful off-road, and were replaced by the Canadian Lynx armoured car as they became available in 1944.
Quote from Keith Webb's Old CMP site. (Did some ID's for him a while back. :wink: )

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Post by edward_n_kelly » 18 Jan 2006, 05:53

Dang! And was looking for something a little more obscure.....

Over to you recce!

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Post by Aufklarung » 18 Jan 2006, 13:58

Hi edward

It's not that it wasn't a good question but rather you chose a photo of a piece of kit I had fore-knowledge of, is all.

What type of ship is this? (IE Which Class)

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Post by Davide Pastore » 18 Jan 2006, 14:07

Aufklarung wrote:What type of ship is this? (IE Which Class)
Black Swan

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Post by Aufklarung » 18 Jan 2006, 19:25

Essentialy correct. More completely it is a "Sloop" of the Black Swan Class.

Pic credit: http://www.battleships-cruisers.co.uk/b ... _class.htm

Your question.

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Post by Davide Pastore » 18 Jan 2006, 22:20

Next question: identify the vehicle below.

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Post by Aufklarung » 18 Jan 2006, 23:38

Mr Pastore

No need to apologize, it doesn't become you.
Davide Pastore wrote:
I B Piper wrote:those who, by nature are obsessive, and quick to defend their 'knowledge' by using hostile or aggressive tactics.




Alas, your description fits very well a great number of us (it fits me, to begin with).

Davide
Oh,
and I could have swore that I also wrote:What type of ship is this?

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Post by Davide Pastore » 19 Jan 2006, 21:06

Davide Pastore wrote:Next question: identify the vehicle below.
Hint #1: it is a very close relative of a much more famous 4-wheeled vehicle.

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Post by Juha Tompuri » 19 Jan 2006, 22:43

Willys T24 Scout Car ?

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Post by Davide Pastore » 19 Jan 2006, 23:56

Correct Juha. According to Vanderveen, "Willys MT-TUG T24". There was also a very similar T14 with a 37mm ATG.

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Post by Juha Tompuri » 20 Jan 2006, 13:28

Thanks Davide,

At first I didn't even try to find out the correct type. Then I made few google search with diffent combinations of "Willys", "Jeep", "patrol" etc.
With no luck.
I was about to throw the towel to the ring, when I remembered an old phrase: Keep It Simple, Stupid
Then I made a Google pic search with 6x6 car...and ...Voilà, there it was at the first page :)

Has these been here yet? Name another or both for a bonus.

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Post by Juha Tompuri » 21 Jan 2006, 22:18

The designer of both of them:
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Post by Michael Emrys » 22 Jan 2006, 11:25

I don't recognize the gentleman or the uniform he is wearing, but the planes look suspiciously Polish to me. I would be tempted to say that they are PZL models except that they lack the distinctive gull wings. *sigh*

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Post by Juha Tompuri » 22 Jan 2006, 22:15

Michael,

Sorry, not PZL's but geographically a very good guess :)
The plane in question (and of course the designer) are from a neighbouring state of Poland.

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Post by BIGpanzer » 22 Jan 2006, 22:42

The designer was Antanas Gustaitis (chief engineer of Kaunas Air Workshop). Planes were Lithuanian ANBO IV (in front of the photo) - that was a prototype with Wasp C 450 hp engine, and ANBO 41 (with Bristol Pegasus II engine, 800 hp).
Photo of ANBO IV and A. Gustaitis - http://www.xxiamzius.lt/numeriai/2004/07/14/atmi.html

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PS Your photos, Juha - http://www.odkrywca.pl/forum_pics/picsf ... ewskie.jpg (me seems these are ANBO reconnaissance bombers in Soviet Lithuanian squadron, destroyed by German aviation during the first days of the war with USSR) and http://www.lam.lt/istorija/karo_aviacij ... ustait.jpg (brigadier-general engineer A. Gustaitis, 1898-1941)

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