NEW THIS WEEK – MONDAY 3 MAY 2010

Welcome to this week’s newsletter

Monday this week was a national holiday in the UK, like many European countries. In Moscow, the Soviets held their annual May Day parade, but this year it was a very different one indeed. For the first time, forces from foreign countries were invited to join the parade, and so there were soldiers from the USA, Poland, France and of course dear old GB. We saw on the news the Ist Battalion, the Welsh Guards parading in Red Square, which was a most unusual sight to see on television.

Earlier this year, a book was published all about our dear friend the AEC Matador gun tractor. Whether it be famous as an Aifix plastic kit when we were growing up, in wartime service, used as transport for various circuses or fun fairs and then as a forestry worker. On Miliblog we have nearly 150 photos of these wonderful lorries and this weeks newsletter is dedicated to them. So please enjoy the samples below showing the Matador in a number of guises. Look at the last photo if you want to see a modified Matador !!!To visit all our photos, the look under British WW2 Gun Tractors on the photo menus.

Have a great week and I’ll see you soon !

Cheerio !   

Simon

AEC 0853 Matador (002 NS)

AEC 0853 Matador (192 TT)

AEC 0853 Matador (511 AY)

AEC 0853 Matador (554 OR)

AEC 0853 Matador (MTG 491 E)

AEC 0853 Matador (SLT 154 F)

AEC 0853 Matador (XUO 718 K)