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Mark Allen M · **Joined:** Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:48 pm **Posts:** 7822

Had to be one of the best all-time vehicles created simply by this photo alone ...

Mark Allen M · **Joined:** Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:48 pm **Posts:** 7822

Which of course leads to more nice jeep photos (with sometimes airplanes disrupting the scene) :wink:

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Mark Allen M · **Joined:** Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:48 pm **Posts:** 7822

Mark Allen M · **Joined:** Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:48 pm **Posts:** 7822

... and you had to have had at least one of these back then.
"New (old) Navy Jeep Fire Engine. Featuring a self-contained fire-extinguishing system capable of delivering 1,300 gallons of fire-killing foam".

Mark Allen M · **Joined:** Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:48 pm **Posts:** 7822

I know some of you have some interesting 'Jeep' photos ... so ...

JohnTerrell · **Posted:** Sat Oct 24, 2015 11:05 am

A few are still put to work today at Fagen Fighters:

mexchiwa · **Joined:** Sun May 02, 2004 8:30 pm **Posts:** 112

Is that a BTD-1 covered in foam?

Duggy009 · **Joined:** Fri Mar 23, 2012 6:20 pm **Posts:** 324

The Stirling photo's
"Short Stirling EF133 HA-A seen here on a Yank aerodrome August 1944. A-Apple was the regular mount of Squadron Leader John Overton DFC “A” Flight Commander. An ex XV Squadron aircraft it arrived on the squadron December 19th 1943. The aircraft completed 30 raids with the squadron before transfer to No.149 (East India) Squadron on August 11th 1944. While with 149 the aircraft carried out 1 Air Sea Rescue flight before passed onto No.1651 CU on September 13th. The aircraft was SoC April 24th 1945."

Mark Allen M · **Joined:** Fri Feb 03, 2012 1:48 pm **Posts:** 7822

Thx John, great photos. I guess when I saw the photo of the Jeep pulling the P-38 I was thinking way too much weight to be pulling for a Jeep. Guess not ...

AG pilot · **Joined:** Sat Sep 24, 2011 9:13 am **Posts:** 553

mexchiwa wrote:

Is that a BTD-1 covered in foam?

That's what I thought when I saw that image!

maxum96 · **Posted:** Mon Oct 26, 2015 9:18 pm

Mark Allen M wrote:

I guess when I saw the photo of the Jeep pulling the P-38 I was thinking way too much weight to be pulling for a Jeep. Guess not ...

I don't think I've ever seen another vehicle so abused, misused, overloaded and just beat that kept going, going and going!

Stoney · **Posted:** Mon Oct 26, 2015 11:26 pm

I learned to drive in one of them in 1956

JohnB · **Posted:** Mon Oct 26, 2015 11:56 pm

If you can't afford a warbird, a Jeep is the next best thing!
I used one (albeit a late CJ-5 from 1977) as a daily driver when I was in the Air Force. I even let my airmen borrow it on office business.
I always loved driving past the static B-17 in it.

Pathfinder · **Joined:** Tue Nov 10, 2009 7:35 pm **Posts:** 587

I had a '45 Willy's....loved it!

BTW for all the rivet-counters....the flying jeep above is actually a BANTAM BRC-40 rather than a Willy's or Ford. The rounded fender and lack of tool fittings under the driver door are the tells.

JohnB · **Posted:** Tue Oct 27, 2015 9:55 am

There's a local guy who I occasionally see around the airport.
He has an early pre-standardized Ford "GP" with the rounded door entry and the instrument cluster from a 40 Ford.
It's rusty and now orange. From what I hear it's rare, with some 3000 built, and he has another at home.

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