Period photo of flipped jeep
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Period photo of flipped jeep
Paid .25 for this at an estate sale yesterday. Tells a story. Wonder what the numbers mean.
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Re: Period photo of flipped jeep
I'll take a WAG as to the #.
4SC=4 South Carolina or Signal Corp.
408=August 08th
43= 1943
912=912th incident
2= 2nd photo
All pure speculation,grounded in nothing.
4SC=4 South Carolina or Signal Corp.
408=August 08th
43= 1943
912=912th incident
2= 2nd photo
All pure speculation,grounded in nothing.
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Re: Period photo of flipped jeep
Number of forms to fill out to explain this one and get another jeep from supplies?
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Re: Period photo of flipped jeep
And possibly a military funeral.
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Re: Period photo of flipped jeep
Hopefully, that is the driver up on the railroad bed?
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Re: Period photo of flipped jeep
Looks like he's laughing, so probably safe to assume the driver wasn't killed, but maybe thrown from the jeep instead?
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Re: Period photo of flipped jeep
Skid marks are almost straight down the side of the hill (no forward movement) so it likely slid down then rolled when the right wheels hit bottom, which may have actually tossed the driver out the right hand side if he hadn't bailed up top already.
No pool of blood or kicked up dirt (or footprints) like someone was extracted from the side of the jeep.
Neat shot, fuel tank/oil/battery hasn't started leaking out yet too?
One of those "OoooHhh S...!" moments in slow motion I bet, front right wheel starting the whole mess.
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No pool of blood or kicked up dirt (or footprints) like someone was extracted from the side of the jeep.
Neat shot, fuel tank/oil/battery hasn't started leaking out yet too?
One of those "OoooHhh S...!" moments in slow motion I bet, front right wheel starting the whole mess.
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Re: Period photo of flipped jeep
It must be a Ford built GPW,
"Flip Over Read Directions".
Sorry, just could't resist.
"Flip Over Read Directions".
Sorry, just could't resist.
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Re: Period photo of flipped jeep
Looking at the trees, and the presence of a rr bed. Combined with the Jeep having no pioneer tools or "combat stuff" strewn about I wonder if this was at Camp Polk, LA. That was a Railway Operating Battalion training center.
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Re: Period photo of flipped jeep
Nothing to joke about, and G-503 Jeeps are just as prone to rollover today, probably more so due to advanced wear and metal fatigue.
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Re: Period photo of flipped jeep
At the very least, he probably couldn't pass a strawberry seed.
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