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The Austin K2/Y is a British heavy military ambulance that was used by all Commonwealth services during the Second World War.. Built by Austin, it was based on the 1938 Austin K30 30-cwt light truck which, as the K2 chassis, was built during the war for many uses.
The Austin Champ was a military and civilian jeep-like vehicle made by the Austin Motor Company in the 1950s. The army version was officially known as "Truck, 1/4 ton, CT, 4×4, Cargo & FFW, Austin Mk.1" however the civilian name "Champ" was universally, if unofficially, applied to it. The majority of Champs produced went to the British Army.
The ambulance staff were British women aged between 18 and 45 and numbered around 400, [2] some of whom were seconded from the Mechanised Transport Corps (for Women) and the Women's Transport Services (FANY). [4] Members of the AAGB wore the tunic and skirt uniform as worn by those in the FANY but with crossed British and American flags on the ...
NB: In British nomenclature, a vehicle with load-carrying capacity of less than one imperial ton (20 hundredweight) was designated as a truck. [4] AEC armoured command vehicle (415) Albion WD.CX24 tank transporter; Austin K2/Y ambulance. [5] (13,102) Austin K3; Austin K4; Austin K4 dropside; Austin K5; Austin K6 GS; Austin K6 gantry; Bedford MW ...
The 3 ⁄ 4 ‑ton WC-54 was designed as successor to the previous 1/2-ton, 4×4, G-505 models WC-9, WC-18, and WC-27 Dodge Ambulance trucks. [2] Although based on the 3/4-ton Dodge "Beep" chassis, which front and rear axles featured wider tracks of 64 + 3 ⁄ 4 in (1.64 m), the 3/4-ton ambulance versions retained a longer wheelbase, very close to that of the previous half-tonners, as well as ...
The Humber FWD is a British military off-road vehicle produced by the Humber company from 1941 to 1945. The primary version was the Humber 4×4 heavy utility , commonly known as the Box . [ 1 ] It was also produced in variants such as a light off-road truck with a payload capacity of 8 cwt (400 kg) and an ambulance .
British AEC Matador lorry with allied star on side, aerial recognition on cab roof with H on cab door meaning artillery tractor followed by vehicle census number 4950450 The marking on military vehicles to identify the country or unit pre-dates the development of mechanical vehicles.
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