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This vehicle is not currently on display at the Museum
This vehicle was built by Cranes of Dereham as a development of an earlier pre-war 5 ton trailer and came into service early in World War 2. It was intended for carrying light reconnaissance tanks, Bren gun carriers and similar small tracked vehicles. It was usually towed by a Scammell breakdown tractor.
The trailer's ingenious design made it useful on rough ground and the
narrow track of the turntable gave excellent manoeuvrability. In the war
in North Africa, before heavier trailers were available, the Cranes trailer
was frequently used to carry tanks of twice the weight for which it was
designed. The resultant tyre failures caused great problems as they were
of an unusual size,
The trailers remained in service, particularly with TA units, for some years after the end of World War 2. By then they were only capable of carrying disabled trucks, as all in service tracked vehicles were too heavy.
Length |
6.09 m (20 ft) |
Width |
2.33 m (7 ft 8 in) |
Height |
1.34 m (4 ft 5 in) |
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