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LF: Ford GTB (Burma jeep) "in action" pics
skarik
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Praha, Czech Republic
Joined: February 08, 2005
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Posted: Tuesday, July 06, 2010 - 05:59 AM UTC
Hi everybody,
my next modelling project might be the Burma Jeep. Currently I am searching for the reference. There are some pictures of preserved vehicles available but "in action" pics from the WWII Pacific theatre are really hard to find sad.gif

Can you help me please?

TIA

Jiri

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Rhone, France
Joined: December 02, 2002
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Posted: Tuesday, July 06, 2010 - 08:26 AM UTC
Hi Jiri

U.S. Navy Ford GTBA towing 500 lb. bomb trailers, Falalop Airstrip, Ulithi Atoll, Caroline Islands, late 1944 or early 1945 :


Dutch GTBA in Surinam (1943) :


More pics (and reference stuff too) here :
http://ford-gtb.com/Burmajeep-Historic-Pictures.htm

HTH

Frenchy
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