JUNE 2009
NORMANDY - STE MERE EGLISE
(5 of 6) |
Duck
best known by it's G.I. nickname which came from the official
designation of DUKW, meaning:
D = 1942 model year,
U = Amphibian
K = All wheel drive
W = Dual rear axles |
Duckling?
based on the Willys MB and Ford GPW Jeep design, this amphibian was
called a GPA, which stands for:
G = Government
P= 80 inch wheelbase
A = Amphibian
Ford was the only builder and between 1942 and 1943, the only years they
were built, produced approximately 12,778. |
Rare Cushman
Airborne scooter model 53, designed to be
dropped by parachute, but most served as messenger vehicles |
Rare Pair
messenger motorcycle, probably a Harley Davidson, and a Navy jeep |
Saddle Bags
used by messengers on the large motorcycle enabled carrying more
items and at faster speeds |
Motorcycle Gaggle
including two Nortons, one with sidecar, a Harley-Davidson with
side-shift and two Ariels. Note the Ariel headlamps are
fitted with blackout shields |
Jeeps
began arriving by the dozens |
Just A Few
are seen here but all are configured differently |
Shift Pattern
diagram for 3 -peed transmission and instructions for 4-wheel drive
transfer case |
Dash With Panache
non-standard item has been attached |
Anne Baxter
(misspelled on photo as "Ann") was a popular movie starlet in the early
40's |
Ring Side
parking was sometimes available in front of the Stop Bar |
Out of Uniform
a driver clad in shorts and t-shirt swings his Jeep through through
an SME intersection |
 Classic
Cars
a line of vintage vehicles, the first being an Austin, also toured the
Norman countryside |
Absolutely! |
Flashing a 'V'
a pair of re-enactors cruises through SME |
Jeep Jam
a line of restored vehicles |
Approaching Town
vehicles pass through a "check point" |
Modernized Versions
post WW-II variants of the command car and ambulance |
Litter Carrier
restored jeep has two litters, including patients, on board |
Kübelwagen
(short for Kübelsitzwagen, meaning "bucket/tub car") built by VW and
designed by Ferdinand Porsche |
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All Normandy 'D-Day Plus 65' trip photos are a
multi-national mixture of work by Hervé Argoud, Hans DeBree, Gene Garren,
Fred Hoek, Herbert Lahout, Randy Lewellen, Cyndi Mathews, Bill Nation, Dick O'Donnell,
Dominique Potier, Vivian Roger, Zane Schlemmer, Donald van den Bogert and Nelly
van Loo-Polley. Individual credits have not been
given. |
