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SAS, N. Africa, WWII Photo
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Merl
Now that's a cool picture! I wonder why the vertical slats on the grills look
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to be chopped up? It does strike me as odd that the guys in the Jeeps looked dressed for the desert but the feller standing up looks like he's ready for cool rainy weather. And I never thought about it before, but I suppose the water situation would tend to limit the number of shaves you'd get on patrol in the desert too. Merl David H. Hatch - N9ZRT wrote:
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Sean R. Kerns
Well, if it's not, it ought to be...8-)
Where can I get one of those lovely machine guns for my Jeep? Sean '48 CJ-2A David H. Hatch - N9ZRT wrote: From: "David H. Hatch - N9ZRT" <oslc@...> -- Sean R. Kerns (aka Snake) e-mail: music@... Bloodspoint Studio - Home of Stalking Horse |
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The slats were removed for improved air flow/cooling. Also notice the rigged
up coolant catch can that allow them to recover the water when it over heated. Keeping the Jeeps cool and operating was essential so every bit of cooling helped. The guy dressed for bad weather is David Stirling, founder of the British SAS. It is my understanding that these guys are the basis of "Rat Patrol". You're right about the shaving too, the British Army never would have allowed that in regular conditions. Jack Starcher Lewis Center, Ohio '46 CJ2A hollow@... on 10/21/98 05:32:52 AM Please respond to WillysTech@... @ INTERNET To: WillysTech@... @ INTERNET cc: Subject: [WillysTech] Re: SAS, N. Africa, WWII Photo From: Merl <hollow@...> Now that's a cool picture! I wonder why the vertical slats on the grills look to be chopped up? It does strike me as odd that the guys in the Jeeps looked dressed for the desert but the feller standing up looks like he's ready for cool rainy weather. And I never thought about it before, but I suppose the water situation would tend to limit the number of shaves you'd get on patrol in the desert too. Merl David H. Hatch - N9ZRT wrote: ------------------------------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this mailing list, or to change your subscription to digest, go to the ONElist web site, at and select the User Center link from the menu bar on the left. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ========================================================== WillysTech Share a favorite Bookmark with other subscribers... Go to and access the User Center ========================================================== |
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Freeberg, Scott (STP)
Believe it or not, you can get replicas from Beachwood Canvas. They have
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several repo machine guns, mounts, and other hardware in their catalog. Scott in Saint Paul Minn 49 CJ-3A -----Original Message----- |
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Flowers, Curt
Yes, that's the "Phantom Major", himself, David Sterling on the right.
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Hollywood has its own ways of creating TV series, but one would think the SAS, North Africa, 1940-1942 (or therabouts) was the basis for "The Rat Patrol". Though, no Americans ever served with the SAS in N. Africa. The guns are Vickers K machine guns. An aircraft-to-aircraft weapon taken off of obsolete bi-planes and scrounged by the SAS. Sirling used them to shoot up planes on German airfields behind the front. What an absolutely dynomite photo! Got any more? -Curt Flowers, '42 MB -----Original Message----- |
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