Female WLA Riders
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Female WLA Riders
Has anyone got or seen any pics of WAC's riding or doing maintenance on Harley Davidsons in WW2?
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Re: Female WLA Riders
I don't have any pictures of female WLA riders... a few female British dispatch riders... if you get any pictures ... can you please forward them onto me as well? (or female riders on WLC) Thanks,
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Re: Female WLA Riders
Tim,
During WW2, Bessie Stringfield worked as a civilian motorcycle courrier rider for the US Army in the US....
Don't know what bike she rode though....
I have yet to see any pictures of WAC WLA riders during the war....
Cheers,
Johan
During WW2, Bessie Stringfield worked as a civilian motorcycle courrier rider for the US Army in the US....
Don't know what bike she rode though....
I have yet to see any pictures of WAC WLA riders during the war....
Cheers,
Johan
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Huffman D50546 (1942)
Westfield Columbia MG138969 & MG140418 (1943)
HD 42WLA31854 (1943)
Ford GPW272xxx (1945)
Bantam T3 56433(Est) (1945)
John Wood M3A4 17564 (1943)
Johnston Lawn Mower Co RL35-A 1255 (1944)
BSA Mark V* T136102 (1944)
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Huffman D50546 (1942)
Westfield Columbia MG138969 & MG140418 (1943)
HD 42WLA31854 (1943)
Ford GPW272xxx (1945)
Bantam T3 56433(Est) (1945)
John Wood M3A4 17564 (1943)
Johnston Lawn Mower Co RL35-A 1255 (1944)
BSA Mark V* T136102 (1944)
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Re: Female WLA Riders
Hi Johan, I knew you would bite...... Bessie was a civilian who was a messenger for the US army i believe, and she rode a Knucklehead from what i can make out. The Royal Navy, RAF,and british army used female despatch riders, have found i pic of i think New Zealand females sat on a WLC. The more i thought about the more i thought i've never seen WAC's on WLA's. There were hundreds of female Harley riders from 1903 right through the war years on 45's and big twins. But never military.
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Re: Female WLA Riders
Not exactly what you're looking for but here are some photos of females with WLAs from HD's Enthusiast magazine
'43 H-D WLA Type V
'43 Ford GPW
'43 Bantam T3
'43 30 Series Cushman
'85 M1009 CUCV
'43 Ford GPW
'43 Bantam T3
'43 30 Series Cushman
'85 M1009 CUCV
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Re: Female WLA Riders
Yez... They are superb, i looked in The Enthusiast, but i dont have many copies.The bottom pic looks like a civilian girl wearing his side hat, i have found one pic but dont know how to scan and post.
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Re: Female WLA Riders
Yes, very nice last picture. Definitely a civilian woman on the bike getting gas. Nice 40s two tone shoes. I remember the Waves and Marine females we called BAMs (never to their face as they'd kick your ass) clunky dress shoes. They wore clunky shoes which look for all the world like shorter versions of nuns combat boots. Funny, don't remember caring much about what kind of shoes they wore at the time.
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Re: Female WLA Riders
Here's a WAC
'43 H-D WLA Type V
'43 Ford GPW
'43 Bantam T3
'43 30 Series Cushman
'85 M1009 CUCV
'43 Ford GPW
'43 Bantam T3
'43 30 Series Cushman
'85 M1009 CUCV
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Re: Female WLA Riders
Yez that pis is superb, is that pic from an Enthusiast magazine?
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