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Old 17-03-13, 04:19 AM
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Default Unknownn RASC "Fleet" Unit Painting

Here is an image of a Painting of an RASC DUKW Unit on the beaches at Normandy June 1944, or indeed it could be Mediterranean/Italy ??

Anyone have an idea of the unit shown?

White DUCK on BLACK background (Unit TAC Sign)
1392 inside Formation sign (above the Duck)

It would be nice to know this information to add to the image.

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Old 17-03-13, 09:26 AM
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Here is an image of a Painting of an RASC DUKW Unit on the beaches at Normandy June 1944, or indeed it could be Mediterranean/Italy ??

Anyone have an idea of the unit shown?

White DUCK on BLACK background (Unit TAC Sign)
1392 inside Formation sign (above the Duck)

It would be nice to know this information to add to the image.

Attachment 79491

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KEN, Have you seen this, it may help

http://18coyrasc.btck.co.uk/DUKWsINWW11
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peop...a3987679.shtml
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Old 17-03-13, 10:46 AM
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Frustratingly my records include the serial 1392 with Army Group Troops diagonal bar, but lists it only as a DUKW Coy RASC. It does not give the Coy's number. I'm sure there are very full serial listings out on the www somewhere.
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Frustratingly my records include the serial 1392 with Army Group Troops diagonal bar, but lists it only as a DUKW Coy RASC. It does not give the Coy's number. I'm sure there are very full serial listings out on the www somewhere.
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I wish there were such a full listing, but alas!

However, I can tell you that the Arm of Service number 1392c on RASC flash is for 377 General Transport Company RASC (DUKW). See some IWM pics:


THE BRITISH ARMY IN NORMANDY 1944. © IWM (B 5910) IWM Non Commercial License


THE BRITISH ARMY IN NORTH-WEST EUROPE 1944-1945. © IWM (B 5912) IWM Non Commercial License


THE BRITISH ARMY IN THE NORMANDY CAMPAIGN 1944. © IWM (B 7214) IWM Non Commercial License


MULBERRY OPERATIONS. 25 TO 28 JUNE 1944, AT ARROMANCHES AND PORT EN BESSIN, AS MULBERRY "B" BEGINS TO OPERATE AS A HARBOUR. ALSO PORT EN BESSIN BEING USED AS A P O L PORT.. © IWM (A 24678) IWM Non Commercial License

Plus a couple more:


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This is the DUKW Company supposed to be depicted by the ancient Airfix kit, but they made a number of errors & omissions when designing the decal sheet:


The AoS number and Flash is absent, and the Formantion Sign is wrong: it should be the GHQ & L of C Tps emblem:



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