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WWII WLA's and Indians in training 1940


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Those videos are awesome! Makes me wonder what the attrition rate was - for riders due to injury and for wrecked bikes too.

 

Great stuff!

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Its a great video.I got it from forum member General Apathy and passed it along.Ken always finds some of the greatest vehicle related topics and videos

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Johan Willaert

Great compilation made by WLA rider Thomas Goode, seen on his HD on the intro picture.

 

It is not limited to 1940 or 1941 as there is also footage from MP MC training in England and even on 42WLCs in Canada.

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I believe so Mike, the winter tanker helmets which looks to be worn in the video these also could be worn under the tanker helmet in the winter but the riders also wore other head gear as well such as just the tanker helmet and M1 pot and early war time the m1917A1 kelly helmet.

 

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Friend of mine was one of those guys.

Absolutely hated it.

If they dumped or wrecked a bike, they went and got another.

He was a scout and courier at Kasserine Pass.

They had the old halftracks with 75 mms and he said they were beyond sorry.

At the time the Germans had aair and artillery superiority.

He ended up in scout cars in italy.

He retired as a SF Command SGM. One of about 300 triple CIB recipients.

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