The General Purpose Quarter-Ton Truck
These are pictures of the famous Willys Jeep that played such a vital role in WWII. There were those who said the Jeep won the war because of its versatile usage in so many ways.
The Transmission (pick a lever, any lever ...)
Early Willys MB with mud flotation adaptors
Old time off road tracks on a Jeep
Great piece of equipment to tow behind your Willys MB
Jeep warehouse, location unknown
Did you order a jeep?
Now that's a kit I would like to have.
I think the Roy Rogers show bought this version as Nelly Bell
Bullet holes in the windshield of this Jeep are a testament to the faithful service of the Medics of the
84th Division as they evacuate wounded soldiers in their makeshift Jeep ambulance.
Donna Reed
Even then they needed armed guards to protect their Jeeps.
Jeep in Glider
Experimental rocket firing jeep, US Navy Naval Air Facility, Inyokern, CA, 26 January 1945.
Jeep Towing on an aircraft carrier – WWII
That's a lot of Jeeps
A Special Air Service jeep patrol is greeted by its commander, Colonel David Stirling, on its return from the desert. 18 January 1943.
There are links to the first 3 parts of the story at the end of Pt. 4
It made me think what a beast the Polikarpov I-16 must have been to fly. The fastest-ever aileron rolls, but so short-coupled you couldn’t take your hands off for a second. Hats off to the kids who had to fly things like this in WW2…
