Discussion and Questions about the different models of CCKW's
Cat Man
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by Cat Man » Wed Mar 04, 2009 7:21 pm
I was going thru some Manuals and found this interesting photo in a manual titled Airborne operations - dated 1952. The CCKW is used to provide a mobile laoding platform for aircraft loading.
The Open Cab CCKW looks like it had a wood cargo body and the sides were removed for this special application. I think the 3/4 ton Dodge is about 6000 lbs. No problem for the faithful CCKW.
The 1952 date is also interesting.
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by Bill_Wolf » Wed Mar 04, 2009 11:26 pm
Nice Jeff,
We will have to try that with Dr. Deuces crane and Ronzo's WC-51.
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1942 Chevy 125 Crash Truck from Dow AAFB,
1944 Chevy 325 Fire Truck
1942 WC-54 Ambulance
1944 M29C Weasel (x6)
1945 CCKW 353 A2 Open Cab "Air-portable"
1943 M5 High Speed Tractor
1942 Sperry Searchlight setup with GE Generator
1942 M-1 Fruehauf Searchlight Trailer (G221)
1942 M-17 Fruehauf Quad 50 Trailer (G221)
1942 M-10 Ammo Trailer (x3)
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by dr deuce » Thu Mar 05, 2009 7:35 am
I think Ronzo's WC would need to go on a diet.....
Annie can ONLY lift 6,000 lbs best case
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
1942 GPW Jeep
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by Cat Man » Sun Mar 08, 2009 8:17 pm
If we only had a nice big Constallation cargo airplane with a loading hatch .................what a great display.
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by abn CCKW » Mon Mar 09, 2009 8:42 pm
perhaps this photo is from that series , it shows a CCKW being ramp loaded into a flying box car C119? (think Flight of the Phoenix)
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by dr deuce » Tue Mar 10, 2009 7:37 am
"Annie" my CCKW-Schield-Bantam ABM51 prototype was suppose to "air transportable" in the early 50's...
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
1942 GPW Jeep
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