Some Sth Vietnam snippets from documents.

[Phoenix]

111-000+ all done from the copy I took yesterday.

[Phoenix]

Our numbers as at now Vs Michael Cecil's Mud and Dust

[master chief]

Thanks for that Previous info Ross. very interesting.

JP

[Carzee]

Thx Justin.

Continuing... here's something only hinted about in many other documents I have read lately.
Its a local road list with the (security level) status codes and also a confirmation that at night the blackout lights were put to use.



edit- Here's that alert status on a map I modded for illustrative purposes:

[Carzee]

seen in photos, now in print.

[zulu delta 534]

Sort of contradicts the whole theory of fitting "battle switches" instead of ignition keys, which were put in place because of the commonality and danger of "lost" keys in an emergency! I am pretty sure that this was a specific "unit thing" only.
Some naughty boys must have been parking their rover outside the pub unattended.
Regards
Glen

[Carzee]

It could be unit specific. I haven't seen this security measure order copied over to any other unit diary of that period.
From reading the diaries there is a shift of style with the OC changeover; I get the impression the 17 Const Sqn OC in that period is um, very thorough and busy. The RAE orders include a list of all Australian and NZ casualties, SOP orders for all sorts of things incl. shirt sleeves, smoking in vehicles, postal, VD, taxation, sport, vehicle inspections, and a reminder that you MUST get your molybond through 8 Pet Pl RAASC not 2AOD using form xyz etc.

Here's another, jul68, regards the Acco fleet.

[Diana Alan]

seen in photos, now in print.

To use the jagon of the time "noggie locks"! 

[Phoenix]

Starting 112 vehicles from the list I downloaded originally 2 weeks back.

[Phoenix]

vietnam photos, 2AOD Terry Williams, gunbuggy

Where is this photo?  I don't know it. 112-528

[Carzee]

2 pics, via Stan Middleton archive/efforts  emailed too you, to big to attach here.

[Diana Alan]

   Still waiting for a piccy of 112-723 or 112-726   

[Carzee]

Just matched another ARN to docs. Thats 4 hits and we haven't really been forensic yet.

 Cookey should be happy after this weekends events at Corowa, but when he sees this, hope it makes his smile even bigger - one of his FFR Land-Rovers, 137333, was in Vietnam.

I think I'm up to 6 or 7 hits now.
Found another for Cookey; his Acco 171164; at 3557 miles it got a service, 17 Constr Sqn RAE. Its in the shed, still in its OD.

[Carzee]

Actually, I take that back.
I went thru the notes and just counted 16 hits altogether!
And there's still a long way to go.

[bronzie66610]

With the key locks, see AFV RAEME Tech. Instruction No. 15 2 August 1967
Two of my Military vehicles have a loop welded onto Hand throttle control, maybe for paddlock to gear change lever ?
David