Alcan Highway Builders

My spanish friend Javi found a fantastic photo collection about vehicles served at building of the Alcan Highway. Highly recommended!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/whenlostin/sets/72157622798992526/

Immaculate fire truck

Tractor trucks.

Here are some photograps about the rare 6x6 tractor truck version. The productions start early 1945, but I never seen any information about the use at the european theatre of WWII. I found only Korean war pics, enjoy them!

CMP on bed.

I found this interesting photo on LIFE.com. There was no information about it, but I think it is a brand new Lend Lease truck for the britishs.

Belgian Brockways

Thank for Bruno Cauwe, we can enjoy many nice photograps about B666 bridge trucks of the Belgian Army. How I wrote before, Bruno is one of the last belgian Brockway drivers. You can see him on the first three photograps in the 60s and present days.
Here we can find more of his collection:
http://www2.kamp-vogelsang.be/interactief/uw_fotos_2007/brunocauwe2/#brucau5
Thank you ever so mutch, Mr. Cauwe!

Alcan Highway accidents.

695th Heavy Equipment Base Co truck

The 300th Combat Engineers in action.

Postwar canadian Brockway.

I get this interesting picture from a very friendly, belgian gentleman; Bruno Cauwe. He is a very autentic man, because -how He said- one of the last Brockway driver of the Belgian Army!
Bruno wrote this information for the photo:
Here a picture off a very special B666, it is the long-type B666 with a crew-Cabine.
Specially Produced for the Canadian Army in the periode end 1946 till end 1947 - never seen in Europe !!!

French B666s in Paris.

From the amazing collection of LIFE.com.

Crash training 1950.

Otis Air Port Base, Massachusetts, USA, 1950.

Fully loaded.

989th engineers site.

If You looking for cool "in action" photograps of B666 bridge trucks, take a look to this site: www.989thengineertreadway.com
The 989th Treadway Bridge Co. did theyr work in France, Holland and Germany. The soldiers leave many interesting photograps about his story and equipment.
Many thanks for the link for Jelle Renze Boelens!

The wages of fear / Le salaire de la peur. 1953

If You never seen, don't forget to do it! A great film of Henri-Georges Clouzot, from 1953. A story about four men, who get a very dangerous job; to drive two trucks, fully loaded with nitroglicerin, across 500 Kms...

Factory files.

Found on www.LIFE.com. A nice, factory photo about cargo version. Enlarge it for see the details clearly!

Portrait. Jack Brown in Korea.

Jack Brown, driver of 17 FA. Bn. standing by his truck. Korea, 1951.

Engineers in trouble.

Stucked vehicles in the swollen Volturno river, at Salerno, Italy. Note the second Brockway and M32 ARV on the background. A LeRoi compressor equipped GMC is at the rear of the nearest bridge truck.

A beast by Antonio Guarderas.

Here are some pics of a really fantastic looking Brockway, built by Antonio Guarderas. He completted it with different loads. He posted his nice works on the best site of military modellers: www.missing-lynx.com

Trucks of 300th comb.eng.btn Part 1.

I found many good pics on the site of 300th Comb.Eng.Btn. Watch it!

A restored example in Liberty Park Overloon

The dutch Liberty Park in Overloon is one of the largest collection of restored allied vehicles in Europe. If you write its name in the google, will find many photograps about the collection. Need to see! The site of the museum:
http://www.oorlogsmuseum-overloon.nl/index.php?t=en

Moving bridge erectors in France.

I found this amazing frames in the fantastic 4 disc set about WWII of MMandV. I never seen before Brockway bridge erector truck tow trailer. The massive amount of equipment looks really good on them. Note the pipe of landing equipment on the windsreen!