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« on: April 23, 2006, 21:19:50 »
Hello

I am sort of trying to trace a lightweight cuthbertson, which was used by the RAF Bomb Disposal in the mid 80's in suffolk.

Does anyone know anything about it? or does anyone know where I could find some information about it??

Many thanks
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« Reply #1 on: April 23, 2006, 21:35:17 »
You may be unlucky, as the Cuthbertson set-up was simply a blot on set of individual tracks & wheel assemblies with a 'sub-frame' (carrying  power steering equipmnet for one) to mount it all onto

It could be moved from vehicle to vehicle, so was probably removed from the Light-Weight & went where ever
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« Reply #2 on: April 23, 2006, 21:47:06 »
Thanks for that Bush Tucker Man

I saw a picture of it the other day, and what anamazing peice of kit it looked
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« Reply #3 on: April 24, 2006, 10:45:04 »
Quote from: "blueboar"
Thanks for that Bush Tucker Man

I saw a picture of it the other day, and what anamazing peice of kit it looked


If you can get hold of a copy of the video/DVD 'Land Rovers Across Britain' The Lix-Toll (109") Cuthbertson features & it's driven on the road

There's also one at the BMIHT museum at Gaydon

The 'Museum Of Army Transport' at Beverley (East Riding of Yorkshire) had one but since the museum has closed, I have no idea where it is now

I take it you know about 'Centaurs'??
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« Reply #4 on: April 24, 2006, 18:09:23 »
Got some pics of the tracked landy at gaydon if thats the one you are on about
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« Reply #5 on: April 29, 2006, 08:05:28 »
No thats not the one, this is
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« Reply #6 on: April 29, 2006, 10:41:27 »
Looks like a bomb disposal vehicle, makes sense to get to some of the awkward ones
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« Reply #7 on: April 29, 2006, 13:22:08 »
Yeh,

Its a RAF Bomb Disposal unit, I think it was 3033 EOD (Explosive Ordanance Disposal) based at RAF Wittering in Cambridgeshire. They also had 2 other cuthbertsons 2 - 109's and a forest Rover in the 80's. I have also seen a series 2a, in EOD colours, but can't seen to find the picture at the moment.

I had a chat with a couple of ex- raf eod, and they said they were good in a straight line and across rough terrain, but a jumbo 747 has a better turning circle than these things.
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« Reply #8 on: May 29, 2006, 20:11:18 »
I imagine they would be used on the bombing ranges, on beaches and marshland, to recover/destroy unexploded ordnance, would make sense
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« Reply #9 on: May 29, 2006, 21:21:40 »
They said they were good in a straight line and long sweeping corners, but the turning circle was hopeless. They also said a jumbo 747 has a better turning circle
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series 2a 88
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Mitsubushi Shogun Sport 2.5 TD Warrior
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