| Testing at Monegeeta | Related pages: Monegeeta: The Australian Army Trials Facility - a 2 page article by Mike Cecil. A F15A power to weight experiment at Monegeeta. Darrin Wright's other vehicles. |
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| This interesting series of images come to us courtesy of Darrin Wright and were taken at Monegeeta, the army's proving ground near Sunbury during and after the war. | |||
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| This C60L has taken a run through the bog. The driver is pointing out the diff scrape mark. | Another boggy shot, this time a GMC. Note the "X" for experimental tac sign. | ||
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| A fresh shot of the experimental CMP halftrack. | A ground clearance test for a F15A with sunshine roof. Note the bumper assembly has been removed. The front spring mounts have also been modified. | ||
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| Another halftrack, this time a 1942 Ford based one. | The Ford jacknifed with an 18 pounder the cause. | ||
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| Another jacknife, this time a Chevrolet C60L. | Looks like a head-on for this Dodge D60L. | ||
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| This Chevrolet has had a serious roll-over and from the oil looks like it wound up inverted. | The vehicle park. | ||
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| A nasty roll for this Mack. | |||
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| Nice shot of the workshop. | |||
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| Growsers fitted to a GMC | |||
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| On to page 2 |