Johan Willaert Posted April 27, 2019 Share #14576 Posted April 27, 2019 . Hi Johan, good call, one on the left late Willys body, one on the right a mid - late war Willys body. Final part of this three part Jeep questionnaire, sometimes thinking outside the box needs to be done when working on a Jeep. This is a quick and easy field mod I made and used yesterday to help me complete a job I needed to do on the Jeep and didn't have any better option to hand. Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, April 25 2019. .fullsizeoutput_17ab.jpeg Topping up the brake master cylinder?? I use a syringe with tube attached... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted April 27, 2019 Share #14577 Posted April 27, 2019 Here's the best I can do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted April 27, 2019 Share #14578 Posted April 27, 2019 And thisn one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johan Willaert Posted April 27, 2019 Share #14579 Posted April 27, 2019 Great photos, thx for posting... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted April 27, 2019 Share #14580 Posted April 27, 2019 Here he is in Normandy. One day he went into a Navy office and pressed his shoulder on a freshly painted door jam. That jacket he has on has an institution green smear on the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
517th Posted April 27, 2019 Share #14581 Posted April 27, 2019 In another life.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikie Posted April 27, 2019 Share #14582 Posted April 27, 2019 . Hi Johan, good call, one on the left late Willys body, one on the right a mid - late war Willys body. Final part of this three part Jeep questionnaire, sometimes thinking outside the box needs to be done when working on a Jeep. This is a quick and easy field mod I made and used yesterday to help me complete a job I needed to do on the Jeep and didn't have any better option to hand. Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, April 25 2019. .fullsizeoutput_17ab.jpeg I have no idea, but maybe Johan does. I do know that Ken has a crisp mind when the chips are down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted April 28, 2019 Share #14583 Posted April 28, 2019 Here is part of the original group obtained from Heller. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted April 28, 2019 Share #14584 Posted April 28, 2019 Correct me if I am wrong but this doesn't look like a military vehicle. Yet there it sits in their landing craft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kammo-man Posted April 28, 2019 Share #14585 Posted April 28, 2019 . Normandy Finds . . . . . . . . I was really pleased to find a small sack of these old hand cut decorative nails for oak plank doors, I need to make a couple of rustic oak plank doors to replace a couple of modern doors on the bathroom and the shower room. Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, April 21 2019. .fullsizeoutput_1735.jpeg LOVE those nails. owen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted April 28, 2019 Share #14586 Posted April 28, 2019 . Remembering 750 American troops that died training for D-Day . . . . . https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6967251/American-soldiers-killed-Nazis-secret-D-Day-rehearsal-remembered-UK-installation.html Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, April 28 2019. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted April 28, 2019 Share #14587 Posted April 28, 2019 Here he is in Normandy. One day he went into a Navy office and pressed his shoulder on a freshly painted door jam. That jacket he has on has an institution green smear on the back. Great photos.Looks like Mr heller has a stripe/band painted on his helmet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted April 28, 2019 Share #14588 Posted April 28, 2019 Correct me if I am wrong but this doesn't look like a military vehicle. Yet there it sits in their landing craft. . Hi Peter, great set of photos and memorabilia, thanks for posting . The US Navy regularly used Ford GTB's rather than GMC trucks, looking at the curve of the wing upwards from the footstep and the curve at the front of the wing then I don't think its a GMC, heres a shot of a Ford GTB of which I think the wing is more in line with the vehicle in your photo. Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, April 28 2019. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted April 28, 2019 Share #14589 Posted April 28, 2019 Topping up the brake master cylinder?? I use a syringe with tube attached... . Hi Johan, well done, three out of three correct . . . . . . . . go to the top of the class. A syringe is a better way to do it, as I didn't have one to hand I perfected the field modification instead, whoever designed the access to the master cylinder never serviced a vehicle, also the inspection hole in the bell housing is not large enough for a grown mans hand, and several other minor design faults, otherwise pretty perfect. Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, April 28 2019. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsbody Posted April 28, 2019 Share #14590 Posted April 28, 2019 Thanks for the extra pictures, Peter. That's a beautiful grouping. Rene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsbody Posted April 28, 2019 Share #14591 Posted April 28, 2019 We've all been entertained by our Jeep experts Ken and Johan lately but now I've got to know! Which of you is featured in this picture...…….. (photo was found on the excellent WW2 Radio facebook page) Rene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsbody Posted April 28, 2019 Share #14592 Posted April 28, 2019 Something went wrong there….sorry Rene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted April 29, 2019 Share #14593 Posted April 29, 2019 Great photos.Looks like Mr heller has a stripe/band painted on his helmet By the time I got the helmet he had painted a very small oak leaf cluster in black over the stripe in the front. I had the jacket as well but I don't have pictures of them. Thanks for the comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manayunkman Posted April 29, 2019 Share #14594 Posted April 29, 2019 Ken, There is no doubt . Thanks for clearing that up for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted April 29, 2019 Share #14595 Posted April 29, 2019 We've all been entertained by our Jeep experts Ken and Johan lately but now I've got to know! Which of you is featured in this picture...…….. 58419191_2341500682762581_3057843734944153600_n.jpg (photo was found on the excellent WW2 Radio facebook page) Rene . Hi Rene, it would have to be Johan, I don't wash Jeeps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, April 29 2019. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted April 29, 2019 Share #14596 Posted April 29, 2019 LOVE those nails. owen . Hi Owen, pleased to hear that you like them, all historical pieces and will add great merit to the doors ( when I get around to making them ) . . . . . . . . . . . . Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, April 29 2019. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted April 29, 2019 Share #14597 Posted April 29, 2019 . Hi Johan, thought this is one you would like to see . . . . . . . . . . . Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, April 29 2019. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted April 29, 2019 Share #14598 Posted April 29, 2019 . Hi Johan, thought this is one you would like to see . . . . . . . . . . . Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, April 29 2019. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
General Apathy Posted April 29, 2019 Share #14599 Posted April 29, 2019 Utah beach after the landing. . Hi Peter, this photograph you added listed as Utah beach I said earlier that I had never seen that style of beach defence anywhere on Utah beach ( certainly where the invasion occurred ) also there is no beach debris and no ships or boats off-shore. However reviewing the shot and once again looking for any identifiable landmarks I spotted what appears to be a faint reflection which may be off a tower on the island of Ile de Tatihou off the coast near St Vaast la Hougue ??. If it is that tower then this image may have been taken across the bay from somewhere between Quineville and St Vaast la Hougue ( not an invasion area ) but once again I will say that I have never seen any images that show this style of defence along any of the Utah beach coastline, but I will continue to search for images.. Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, April 29 2019. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johan Willaert Posted April 29, 2019 Share #14600 Posted April 29, 2019 . Hi Johan, thought this is one you would like to see . . . . . . . . . . . Norman D. Landing, Forum Normandy Correspondent, April 29 2019. .fullsizeoutput_182f.jpeg Nice, I'll be around to pick that up in June... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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