NEW THIS WEEK – MONDAY 25 MAY 2009
Welcome, bienvenue and G’day to our many new readers from Australia !
Well as we get closer to the 65th Anniversary of the D-Day landings on June 6th, the atmosphere amongst MV owners is full of excitement. Some Miliblog have spoken to, have been before and know what to expect while others are anxious that their old vehicles will get through without any breakdowns ! Whatever, we hope that the weather is glorious sunshine and not a repeat of the weather 65 years ago. Many say this will be the last official ceremony to commemorate the Normandy campaign and that the old soldiers won’t be able travel as they wouldn’t be up to it. At Miliblog, we don’t believe this at all !!!! Having met veterans recently and chatted to them, many are pretty sharp individuals and have got more about them than many teenagers we’ve met !!! So don’t be surprised to see an official ceremony for the 70th Anniversary in 2014.
New additions this week to Miliblog have been over 100 new photos to the galleries. We like to cover all nationalities and all eras where we can. As we’ve said before, the hobby of military items covers all sectors from model making, military historians, ex-service folk, vehicle collectors and military enthusiasts. Many of these 100 are Fodens in British Army service in the early 1980′s/1990′s, and it’s interesting to note, that some have camouflage and other don’t. Other photos are of Leyland Hippos that were late WW2 and then used in the early 1950′s. As we’ve said before, half the fun with these photos is not only to see the vehicle itself, but also what’s going on in the photograph. Below is a Hippo, which looks fine, but look at the load it carries and you will see a rare Humber Scout Car on the back. Wonder where it is now ?
So have a great week and we’ll see you soon !
Cheerio !
Simon
Leyland Hippo Mk2 10Ton GS (53 YY 10)
Foden 16Ton 8x4 Low Mobility Truck (17 GB 88)
Foden 16Ton 8x4 Low Mobility Truck (24 GJ 63)
Foden 16Ton 8x4 Low Mobility Tanker (52 GB 36)
Foden 8x6 IMMLC Drops (AF 19 AA)
