Dodge_WC-27_Ambulance_02_(cropped).JPG
Summary
Description Dodge WC-27 Ambulance 02 (cropped).JPG |
English:
Dodge WC-27 Ambulance in the Historic Aircraft Restoration Project on
Floyd Bennett Field
(hangar B) in the
Gateway National Recreation Area
(NY, NJ). The Dodge WC-27 is a model in the lightweight and versatile
Dodge half-ton 4x4 G505 WC series
of trucks that were built during 1941 and 1942. They were the first Dodge all-military design developed in the build-up to full mobilization for World War II. The series included weapon carriers, telephone installation trucks, ambulances, reconnaissance vehicles, mobile workshops and command cars. The Dodge WC-27 entered production during 1941 to early 1942 and were specifically designed to serve as military ambulances. These early variants are distinguishable from the later ones by having a curved radiator grille.
In the background a
Boeing C-97 G Stratofreighter
(cn 52-2718) and a former U.S. Navy
Douglas A-4B
Skyhawk
(BuNo 142829 c/n 11891).
Nederlands:
Een Dodge WC-27 Ambulance in het
Historic Aircraft Restoration Project
op
Floyd Bennett Field
(hangar B) in de
Gateway National Recreation Area
(NY, NJ). De Dodge WC-27 is een lichtgewicht en breed inzetbare bestelwagen uit de
Dodge half-ton 4x4 G505 WC series
die tijdens 1941 en 1942 gebouwd werden. Ze waren de eerste specifiek voor militaire doeleinden ontworpen voertuigen van Dodge. De reeks omvatte types voor verschillende doeleinden: wapenplatform, ambulance, commandocentrum, ... De WC-27 werd ontworpen als ambulance, ze zijn herkenbaar aan de gebogen grille vooraan.
Op de achtergrond een
Boeing C-97 G Stratofreighter
(cn 52-2718) en een
Douglas A-4B Skyhawk
(BuNo 142829 c/n 11891).
|
|||
Date | ||||
Source | Own work | |||
Author | Ad Meskens | |||
Permission
( Reusing this file ) |
You are free to use this picture for any purpose as long as you credit its author, Ad Meskens . Example: © Ad Meskens / Wikimedia Commons
This file has been released under a license which is incompatible with Facebook's licensing terms. It is not permitted to upload this file to Facebook.
|
|||
Other versions |
|
Camera location |
40° 35′ 40.78″ N, 73° 52′ 59.16″ W
![]() |
View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap |
![]() |
---|
Licensing
![w:en:Creative Commons](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/79/CC_some_rights_reserved.svg/90px-CC_some_rights_reserved.svg.png)
![attribution](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/11/Cc-by_new_white.svg/24px-Cc-by_new_white.svg.png)
![share alike](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/df/Cc-sa_white.svg/24px-Cc-sa_white.svg.png)
-
You are free:
- to share – to copy, distribute and transmit the work
- to remix – to adapt the work
-
Under the following conditions:
- attribution – You must give appropriate credit, provide a link to the license, and indicate if changes were made. You may do so in any reasonable manner, but not in any way that suggests the licensor endorses you or your use.
- share alike – If you remix, transform, or build upon the material, you must distribute your contributions under the same or compatible license as the original.
![]() |
Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License , Version 1.2 or any later version published by the Free Software Foundation ; with no Invariant Sections, no Front-Cover Texts, and no Back-Cover Texts. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled GNU Free Documentation License . http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html GFDL GNU Free Documentation License true true |