Re: [MV] LVT Aligator

From: Cor Streutjens (cstreutjens@hotmail.com)
Date: Wed Mar 09 2005 - 23:25:54 PST


At least a couple were used later on in the war by the British in the
Netherlands during the liberation of the Dutch peninsula Walcheren.

Cor Streutjens
cstreutjens@hotmail.com

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>A couple were used on Utah beach, one very poor example is at the museum
>there.
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: 42Ford GPW [mailto:ilovejeeps@hotmail.com]
>Sent: 10 March 2005 00:38
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>Question: Why weren't these considered for use in the Normandy landings on
>D-Day ??
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>Mike Curtis
>1942 GPW(2) 1943 WC-52
>1942 MB 1943 WC-56
>1944 MB 1951 M37
>1951 M38 1963 M37-B1
>1955 M38-A1 1968 M35-A2
>1972 M151-A2
>1942 OPEN CAB LWB CCKW
>1942 Closed Cab LWB CCKW
>1942 M3 Halftrack
>FORD GPW SPARE PARTS/BOXES/TAGS, ETC.
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> >From: "Nigel Hay -MILWEB" <Nigel@milweb.net>
> >To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> >Subject: [MV] LVT Aligator
> >Date: Wed, 9 Mar 2005 17:03:22 +0100
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> >Saw this on E Bay (item 6950459562 )
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> >lovely picture.....
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