And of course the classic image of two DUKW's transporting a P-38 ("forked tailed devil") ashore somewhere in the Pacific.

Great photo of DUKW taking on cargo at sea. Please note wood planked cargo bay rather than the usual and more common plywood sheet decking.



Great view of rear deck detail. Also note that the forward splash board is still in the stowed position and the radiator vent hatch is open. Calm seas today!

DUKW engine compartment in various stages of restoration:


This must be a British DUKW - steering gearbox is on the right not the left!



(From Vintage Military Vehicles.com)

Note that in the second and third engine photos the coil, distributor and all the spark plugs are enclosed in a metal box with what looks to be a red/brown rubber lid to keep them from being exposed to water spray.

Interesting thread elsewhere on Armorama regarding a DUKW carrying a L3 Piper spotter plane.

Check it out at:

https://armorama.kitmaker.net/forums/191428&page=1






(Model by Cliff Hutchings)

Interesting photo of early DUKW's under construction. (Note vertical windshield and early style splash boards.)



The appearence of those two vision ports in the splash board makes this early style vehicle look even more "ducky"!
(The two vision ports had a clear plastic shield installed on the rear surface of the splash board.)

Another nice shot of a CCKW coming ashore the hard way!

Another great shot, again using that boom to load/unload all sorts of equipment and freight.


(Army Signal Corps Photo)

Most unusual use for a post-war DUKW; towing a floating barn back to its' original location during a 1950's era flood.

French "Commando de Marine" DUKWs in Indochina (ca. 1951-53) :

Two-tone paint job :







OOOOOOPS :


Of course they also used the Deuce there :



H.P.

DUKW used as a "Corps of Engineers amphibious boat" in Arkansas



H.P.

Another "loading dio" idea :



H.P.

Dummy DUKW :



H.P.

Part of Patton's "Ghost Army" perhaps???

Could be indeed...

http://www.generalpatton.org/D-Day/Patton_Dday.htm

Here's a larger picture :



More DUKW pics from Wikipedia :
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:DUKW

H.P.

Bow and rear deck detail.

Great article on Normandy DUKW's in the March issue of "Classic Millitary Vehicle" magazine.




(Photo by John Blackman)

Magazine available from your book seller or online, electronically from Pocketmags.

Here is another interesting load you do not often see - an SCR Radio Shelter in the back of a DUKW.



I suspect this was just a temporaty load, for transporting the shelter ashore and that it would soon be transfered to a standard CCKW, as the only access door into the shelter opened outwards and therefore access would be totally blocked by the endwalls of the DUKW's loadbox. (Though they could have physically removed the door entirely but why would they want to tie up a vital DUKW as a radio truck?)

(This photo appears in the May issue of "Classic Military Vehicle" magazine and comes from the collection of the author David Doyle.)

Tire inflation linkage shown here. Should be fairly easy to scratch just make sure you have your hub air fittings pointing in the right direction before you glue on the new resin tires!



Found this photo on the internet.

Re this picture... My grandfather served as a forward air controller in the Army Air Corps during the New Guinea and Philippine Liberation campaigns. I remember him telling me that he was assigned a DUKW with a radio rig mounted to it. After the initial landings, he would typically accompany ground forces and use the radio to communicate with close air support aircraft to direct air strikes. On his discharge it lists his unit at the 9th Tactical Air Communications Squadron. Just wanted to add a little background....I wonder if this picture is similar to the setup he described to me?

Be careful these DUKWs can be addicting. I have 6 kits in the stash and 1 assembled.