Scammell Pioneer TRMU30 Mk 20

Scammell Pioneer TRMU30 Mk 20The Scammell Pioneer was a British 6x4 tractor used in the Second World War as an artillery tractor, recovery vehicle and tank transporter. Pioneers purchased by the British Army were equipped with a 102 bhp Gardner 6 cylinder diesel engine. The productionof the tank transporter begun in 1937, although the prototype had been built already in 1932. The production variant was equipped with a longer chassis and extended cab to accommodate the tank crew

5 fighter bomber was the most important variant of the aircraft with 1123 aircraft built and 930 seeing service with the Royal Air Force - those destined for service overseas were designated FB

Exhaust pipes

One of the most impressive features associated with the enduring legacy of the Spitfire is how its basic design was able to be adapted and upgraded so effectively throughout the Second World War and how the final variants of this magnificent aircraft were far more capable that the ones which first arrived at RAF Duxford during the summer of 1938

and making a vital contribution to the Allied War effort

Pilot: Capt Hisashi Koshiishi

it was clear this was a very special aircraft

the gun was involved in combat again

allowing their aircraft to operate from traditional airfields

The ‘Browning M1917A1‘ machine gun produced during WWI did not meet the requirements of modern warfare

Introduced as something of an interim design

which if immobilised could be pulled on with the tractor unit's winch

and mounting hundreds of diversionary attacks