[MV] MARKINGS ON A WC51

Lars-Uwe Rudek (Rudek@shh-hamburg.de)
Wed, 4 Aug 1999 14:50:27 +0200

LARS/LARS

JUST A GUESS...MAYBE FAR OFF

DO YOU HAVE ANY FURTHER INFO REGARDING THE REBUILD IN GERMANY ?

DARK BLUE: I HAVE SEEN JEEPS WITH DARK BLUE COLOR...ALLEDGETLY BRITISH
ROYAL NAVY...THE GERMAN CIVIL DEFENCE USES DARK BLUE WITH YELLOW...BUT ONLY
SINCE THE 70IES...THEY STILL HAVE 2 OR 3 DUCKS IN BLUE AND YELLOW...IF DARK
BLUE IS ROYAL NAVY, THEN GREY MIGHT MAKE SENSE...BEING NAVY COLOR...A 8470
COULD INDICATE NAVY USE AS WELL, IF IT REFERS TO A FLEET AUXILLIARY
VESSEL...MAYBE WORTH CHECKING IF THERE WAS A NATO AUX NAVY VESSEL WITH THIS
NUMBER...A FLEET REPLENISHMENT VESSEL MIGHT HAVE HAD GOOD USE FOR A WC 51
ON BOARD OR ASHORE...THEN IT COULD HAVE BEEN TRANSFERRED TO THE NORWEGIAN
ARMY FROM WHEREEVER, AS THE NORWEGIAN USED THESE VEHICLES STILL AFTER OTHER
NATO COUNTRIES REPLACED THEM...

AS I SAID: JUST GUESSING

KEEP THEM ROLLING

Lars-Uwe Rudek
<RUDEK@SHH-HAMBURG.DE>

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