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Looking for WWII-era pics of a Harley XA


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Hi all,

 

does anyone have original WWII-era pics of a Harley-Davidson XA? This is the type with the 2 horizontal cylinders (often although incorrect called a boxer engine) Harley copied from the BMW R71. About a 1000 XA's were made in 1942 and early 1943. I can find enough pics of restored examples, but I am looking for some of these bikes in actual use. Have any? Please post them here! thumbsup.gif

 

Greetz ;)

 

David

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Johan Willaert

David,

 

Here's the one of the 2nd AD Messenger... The bike is marked HQ 66 above 44 (66Armored Regt HQ...) Photo taken during maneuvers in April 1942..

 

Although the cilinders are only slightly visible, it's identified as an XA by the top mounted BO marker light...

 

Johan

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Johan Willaert

Lt John E HARLEY (son of W S Harley, Chief Engineer and one of the founders of HD Co) served in the Armored Corps in WW2.

This picture shows him on an XA marked to the Armored Forces Center (AFS)

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Great Johan, Thanks! I didn't know these pics before. They may come in handy for some details of our project. thumbsup.gif

 

Greetz ;)

 

David

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Johan Willaert

Picked this one up on Ebay last night....

 

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A row of XA in front of an M2 Halftrack ith a Jeep in the background...

 

Johan

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