WWII British Airborne Trailer
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| Rear of the Trailer showing the back tow hook for pulling a second trailer or a field piece. The Reflecting "T" was a carry over used before the war on commercial trailers and was retained for some reason in Airborne service.
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| Front Trailer assembly with the pull arms extended. The lever is a hand brake that also trips automatically if the Trailer leans to far over from the pulling vehicle. A drop down leg is on each end of the trailer.
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| Another shot of the front Trailer assembly with the pull arms folded in.
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| The wheels are split rim "combat rims" like the jeep's but they have six lug nuts (rim bolts) which prevented them from being interchangable.
Power coupler on the front of the trailer that connects to the jeep.
Rear running lamp. The white metal square is used with a flood lamp for convoy purposes in the same way as the Airborne Jeep's rear differential. The flood lamp and right side rear running light are turned on by the black bakelite switch. A second connector is also on the rear to allow power to be supplied to another trailer if needed.
Front view of the plate and flood lamp. |
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| Cargo bed of the Trailer. The long board is a troop seat. The floor is raised about six inches above the actual bottom of the Trailer due to the central support beam running beneath it.
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| A second shot of the Trailer's Cargo bed.
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