Hi Guys,
Just got back from Detling’s Military Odyssey show, it was the first time that 514th had been written in to a battle script and with the commentator starting off one of the largest re-enacted WWII battle in the U.K by telling the thousands of public on watchers about the brave men of the Red Ball Express and there job of supplying the troops on the front line, at the same time our convoy of Jimmy’s pull on to the battle field only to get halfway and start taking fire from a German recon group with a 20mm, the pyrotechnics went great and the first and last truck exploded with lots of smoke, us surviving drivers made a last stand around the trucks until we where overrun by German Halftracks and we where all dead, as the Germans took two of our captured trucks back to there line’s, then the British opened up with four 25 pounder field guns supporting an American advance across the battle field.
It was an amazing site to see a working M16 Halftrack firing its quad 50cal at a German plane strafing the battle field that must have been flying 50ft off the ground only to be chased off by an allied plane and then the pursuing dogfight above us, the hole thing lasted about half an hour and was the best and probably the most expensive re-enacted battle I have been in. One problem is I forgot my camera and have no photos (of my own) but I will try and find some for you guys.
The 514th also won the “Best Displayâ€Â
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WOW that is GREAT.
Did anyone video it by chance?
Did anyone video it by chance?
Dr Deuce Over 50,000 driven miles in a CCKW
1942 CCKW closed cab shopvan
1943 CCKW closed cab cargo w/M32 MG mount
1944 CCKW open cab LeRoi Kompressor
1944 CCKW open cab F1 Aircraft fueler tanker
1945 CCKW open cab cargo w/artic cab
1942 Chev cargo
1942 Chev K51 Panel
1944 Chev M6 Bomb Truck
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http://home.comcast.net/~cckw/wsb/html/ ... 59870.html
1942 CCKW closed cab shopvan
1943 CCKW closed cab cargo w/M32 MG mount
1944 CCKW open cab LeRoi Kompressor
1944 CCKW open cab F1 Aircraft fueler tanker
1945 CCKW open cab cargo w/artic cab
1942 Chev cargo
1942 Chev K51 Panel
1944 Chev M6 Bomb Truck
1942 GPW Jeep
http://home.comcast.net/~cckw/wsb/html/ ... 59870.html
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I have found this one, photo of our rear truck taking a hit
But there are lots more to look at on the link below, Set 13 you can see our heroic stand against the German recon group, Set 14 the Allies come in to save the day .
http://www.images2view.co.uk/g/2006/mo/menu.html
Look out for our trucks being used by the Red Army (Eastern front battle)
We covered the white stars with red one's and used them as lend leas trucks.
Mick.
But there are lots more to look at on the link below, Set 13 you can see our heroic stand against the German recon group, Set 14 the Allies come in to save the day .
http://www.images2view.co.uk/g/2006/mo/menu.html
Look out for our trucks being used by the Red Army (Eastern front battle)
We covered the white stars with red one's and used them as lend leas trucks.
Mick.
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Got some more great photos from our group photographer "Nick Halling".
http://www.nickhalling.co.uk/index2.htm
Mick.
http://www.nickhalling.co.uk/index2.htm
Mick.
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We have put our Military Odyssey 2006 photos page on our site, great photos from our photographer Nick Halling.
http://514th.co.uk/MilitaryOdyssey2006f.html
Hope you like them .
Mick.
http://514th.co.uk/MilitaryOdyssey2006f.html
Hope you like them .
Mick.