Hi.

I'm looking for information of what type of refuelling vehicles the RAF/BEF would have been using during the 1940's prior to the fall of France?

I'm hoping to do a dio of a Hurricane being refuelled, and am looking to use the accurate armour AEC Matador truck. It's a 2500 gallon truck, mainly for Bomber Command, but in the final panic to refuel prior to leaving i feel that it would have been land any where to get fuel!!

Thanks in Advance.

Andy

hi andy,
i'm researching the battle of france at the moment and came across these.i dont know what make/type of vehicle they are but they crop up all the time in RAF Battle of France pictures.




paul

Thanks Paul.

I'm not sure what vehicle they are either, looks like it might me a Morris truck, but I wouldn't stake my life on it.

Andy

i knew i had a few more.....................





hope these are of use.

paulo

Andy

According to Bruce Robertson in Wheels of the RAF (pages 107-108) "by 1939, three main types of refueller were in use; the four-wheel Albion AM463, the six-wheel Morris Y1 and the Karrier C." On page 108 there is a drawing of an Albion tanker as shown in Paul's photographs.

Matador Models make the Albion in both 1:48 and 1:72 scales:

http://matadormodels.co.uk/yairfield1index%2048th/lists%20airfield48.htm

http://matadormodels.co.uk/yairfield2%2072nd/lists%20airfield72nd.htm

Hope this helps.

Andrew

Andrew.

Thank you very much for this info. I'll be placing an order with Matador then :-)

Andy

yeah thanks for that andrew,i've ordered a couple of bits as well,very handy site.

paul

Paul.

I'm sure you know, but Dartmoor Military Models do some great white metal ground crew figures.

Andy

aahhhhhh, this place is killing my bank account!

NEVER go to the Accurate Armour site then!!!!!

Andy

sob sob sob.............i'm gonna be bankrupt...................
(thankfully most of their stuff is 1/35 as i'm trying to stick to 1/48)

paul

But those lovely 48 scale refuellers - crying out for a 48 Lanc dio

Dear Natwest, please can i have some more money!!

Andy