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Long flexy snorkel for water landing.
Looks like someone forgot to pull the floor plugs \/



British Airborne troops with an overloaded trailer.
The airborne Jeeps had many distinctive features-
Cut down 'stubby' bumper helped when getting the Jeep in and out of aircraft.
Also note original 'angry' lights \/


Some Jeeps didn't make it - a combat Jeep was only expected to last 90 days \/


D-Day 6 June 1944
Jeeps revisiting the beaches of Normandy more recently \/
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