RapidFireWeb (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 5179610) Canadians in Holland, south of Nijmgen. Duck leaving flooded road for dry land, 15 February 1945. The DUKW (colloquially known as Duck) is a six-wheel-drive amphibious modification of a 2+1⁄2-ton CCKW truck. The name DUKW comes from General Motors Corporation model nomenclature: D, 1942 production series, … Read more
Ferret Scout Car (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 4949387) Ferret Scout cars, 4th Infantry Brigade, 1958. Ferret Scout Car Ferret armoured Scout car was designed by the British for reconnaissance purpose and was produced between 1952 and 1971. It was built from an all-welded monocoque steel body, making the vehicle lower but also … Read more
Fox Armoured Car (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3206255) Troopers of the 4th Princess Louise Dragoon Guards in a General Motors Canada Fox Armoured Car, Matrice, Italy, 27 October 1943. Based on the Humber design but Canadian made, with Canadian designed chassis and mechanicals. Usually had a 4 man crew ; a driver, crew … Read more
Light Armoured Vehicle (LAV) III (Author Photo) LAV III, 2 RCR, 5 Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown, New Brunswick, 2 May 2011. The LAV III is the third generation of the Light Armoured Vehicle (LAV) family of armored personnel carriers built by General Dynamics Land Systems – Canada (GDLS-C), a London, Ontario, based subsidiary of General … Read more
Canadian Lynx and Dingo Armoured Scout Cars (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3224300) 4th Canadian Armoured Division’s drive towards Oldenburg. After the fall of Sogel, Lt. A.H. Hurd and trooper J.A. Lindell use a window dummy with German steel helmet as their Lynx armoured scout car mascot, 10 April 1945. The Lynx Scout Car … Read more
M113 Armoured Personnel Carrier (APC) (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 4920780) M113 Dozer, 4 CER, Fallex 84, Germany, Sep 1984. The M113 is a fully tracked armored personnel carrier (APC) that was developed and produced by the FMC Corporation. The Canadian Forces acquired 306 M113A1 and M1113A2. The CF later aquired additional new … Read more
M113 C & R Lynx (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 4816296) M113 C & R Lynx, Ex Reforger 74, Oct 1974, Germany, 3rd Mechanized Commando, The Canadian Airborne Regiment, crew Commander MWO Michael Bond. (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 5184005) M113 C & R Lynx, Ersdorf, Germany, Sep 1977. (C Int … Read more
M1917 tank (Author Photo) M1917 Light tank, Canadian War Museum, Ottawa, Ontario. On 14 June 1940, General Worthington advised NDHQ of the existence of a number of surplus First World War tanks in the USA. The Six Ton Tank (or Special Tractor) M1917 was America’s first important mass produced tank. The M1917 was a license … Read more
(Author Photo M3A1 and M14Halftrack Armoured Personnel Carrier The Carrier, Personnel Halftrack M3 was an armoured vehicle used by Canadians and other Allies during the Second World War and in Korea. The M3 had a single access door in the rear and seating for a 13-man rifle squad. This vehicle was armed with a .50-calibre … Read more
(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3607879) M3 Grant medium tank in the UK. The turret was produced in two forms, one for US needs and one modified to British requirements to place the radio next to the commander. In British Commonwealth service, the tank was called by two names: tanks employing US pattern turrets … Read more
