Trailers

Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation

Mechanical Transport AP2782A (Section 15) - Trailers and Transporters

A, B, C, etc indicates that more than than one vehicle was covered by this item in this edition of AP2782, whilst (new) indicates that this vehicle replaced an earlier vehicle as that item.

Item	Vehicle	Previous	Next
1	Trailer, 10 cwt, 2-wheel, GS, Mk 1 (FV Spec 9061)
1A	Trailer, 10 cwt, 2-wheel, GS, Mk 2 (FV Spec 9175)
2	Brockhouse trailer, 5-ton, 4-wheel, Mk 2 flat platform
3	Eagle, 5 ton, 4-wheeled, flat platform trailer
4	SMT, 20-ton, 8 twin-wheel, Mk 1, trailer/works low loading
5	SMT, 20-ton, 8-twin wheel, Mk 2, trailer/works low loading
6	Eagle, 4 ton, 4-wheeled, low loading, flat platform trailer
7	Hands, 10 ton, 4-twin wheeled, flat platform trailer
7A	Brockhouse, 10 ton, 4-twin wheeled, flat platform trailer
8	Dyson, 50 ton, 16 twin-wheeled, plant transporting trailer
9	Tasker, 20 ton, 8 twin-wheeled, trailer/Fuselage transporter
10	Tasker, 5-ton, semi-trailer, long low loader
11	Scammell, 6-ton, semi-trailer, Mechanical Horse
12	Eagle, 10 ton, 4 twin-wheeled, drop frame trailer/excavator carrying
13	Tasker, 6 ton, 8 wheeled, trailer, Fuselage transporter
14	Crane, 30 ton, 4 twin-wheeled, drop frame, low loading trailer
15	Not listed
16	Massey-Ferguson, Trailer, 5 ton, 2 wheeled, Air Cargo

Trailer, 10 cwt, 2-wheel, GS, Mk 1 (FV Spec 9061) Crown Copyright^©
RAF Ref No	16A/1844
General Information
Chassis type
Body
Suspension, Wheels & Tyres
Equipment
Dimensions	Length - ; Width - ; Height - ; WB - ; G/C - ; TC - :
Weights	Unladen - ; Laden - :
Notes

Trailer, 10 cwt, 2-wheel, GS, Mk 2 (FV Spec 9175)
RAF Ref No	16A/2199
General Information
Chassis type
Body
Suspension, Wheels & Tyres
Equipment
Dimensions	Length - ; Width - ; Height - ; WB - ; G/C - ; TC - :
Weights	Unladen - ; Laden - :
Notes	Similar to 16A/1844 above

Brockhouse trailer, 5-ton, 4-wheel, Mk 2 flat platform Crown Copyright^©
RAF Ref No	16A/1163 (Vehicle); 16A/1116 (Chassis); 16A/1161 (Body)
General Information
Chassis type
Body
Suspension, Wheels & Tyres
Equipment
Dimensions	Length - ; Width - ; Height - ; WB - ; G/C - ; TC - :
Weights	Unladen - ; Laden - :
Notes

Eagle, 5 ton, 4-wheeled, flat platform trailer Crown Copyright^©
RAF Ref No	16A/1165
General Information
Chassis type
Body
Suspension, Wheels & Tyres
Equipment
Dimensions	Length - ; Width - ; Height - ; WB - ; G/C - ; TC - :
Weights	Unladen - ; Laden - :
Notes

SMT, 20-ton, 8 twin-wheel, Mk 1, trailer/works low loading Crown Copyright^©
RAF Ref No	16A/1147 (Vehicle); 16A/1133 (Chassis)
General Information
Chassis type
Body
Suspension, Wheels & Tyres
Equipment
Dimensions	Length - ; Width - ; Height - ; WB - ; G/C - ; TC - :
Weights	Unladen - ; Laden - :
Notes

SMT, 20-ton, 8-twin wheel, Mk 2, trailer/works low loading Crown Copyright^©
RAF Ref No	16A/1148 (Vehicle); 16A/1134 (Chassis)
General Information
Chassis type
Body
Suspension, Wheels & Tyres
Equipment
Dimensions	Length - ; Width - ; Height - ; WB - ; G/C - ; TC - :
Weights	Unladen - ; Laden - :
Notes

Eagle, 4 ton, 4-wheeled, low loading, flat platform trailer Crown Copyright^©
RAF Ref No	16A/1136 (Vehicle); 16A/1115 (Chassis)
General Information
Chassis type
Body
Suspension, Wheels & Tyres
Equipment
Dimensions	Length - ; Width - ; Height - ; WB - ; G/C - ; TC - :
Weights	Unladen - ; Laden - :
Notes

Hands, 10 ton, 4-twin wheeled, flat platform trailer Crown Copyright^©
RAF Ref No	16A/1144 (Vehicle); 16A/1125 (Chassis)
General Information
Chassis type
Body
Suspension, Wheels & Tyres
Equipment
Dimensions	Length - ; Width - ; Height - ; WB - ; G/C - ; TC - :
Weights	Unladen - ; Laden - :
Notes

Brockhouse, 10 ton, 4-twin wheeled, flat platform trailer Crown Copyright^©
RAF Ref No	16A/1127 (Vehicle); 16A/1125 (Chassis)
General Information
Chassis type
Body
Suspension, Wheels & Tyres
Equipment
Dimensions	Length - ; Width - ; Height - ; WB - ; G/C - ; TC - :
Weights	Unladen - ; Laden - :
Notes

Dyson, 50 ton, 16 twin-wheeled, plant transporting trailer Crown Copyright^©
RAF Ref No	16A/1643
General Information
Chassis type
Body
Suspension, Wheels & Tyres
Equipment
Dimensions	Length - ; Width - ; Height - ; WB - ; G/C - ; TC - :
Weights	Unladen - ; Laden - :
Notes

Tasker, 20 ton, 8 twin-wheeled, trailer/Fuselage transporter Crown Copyright^©
RAF Ref No	16A/1926
General Information
Chassis type
Body
Suspension, Wheels & Tyres
Equipment
Dimensions	Length - ; Width - ; Height - ; WB - ; G/C - ; TC - :
Weights	Unladen - ; Laden - :
Notes

Tasker, 5-ton, semi-trailer, long low loader
RAF Ref No	16A/1084 (Vehicle); 16A/1068 (Chassis)
General Information
Chassis type
Body
Suspension, Wheels & Tyres
Equipment
Dimensions	Length - ; Width - ; Height - ; WB - ; G/C - ; TC - :
Weights	Unladen - ; Laden - :
Notes

Scammell, 6-ton, semi-trailer, Mechanical Horse Crown Copyright^©
RAF Ref No	16A/1475
General Information
Chassis type
Body
Suspension, Wheels & Tyres
Equipment
Dimensions	Length - ; Width - ; Height - ; WB - ; G/C - ; TC - :
Weights	Unladen - ; Laden - :
Notes

Eagle, 10 ton, 4 twin-wheeled, drop frame trailer/excavator carrying Crown Copyright^©
RAF Ref No	16A/1717
General Information
Chassis type
Body
Suspension, Wheels & Tyres
Equipment
Dimensions	Length - ; Width - ; Height - ; WB - ; G/C - ; TC - :
Weights	Unladen - ; Laden - :
Notes

Tasker, 6 ton, 8 wheeled, trailer, Fuselage transporter Crown Copyright^©
RAF Ref No	16A/2110
General Information
Chassis type
Body
Suspension, Wheels & Tyres
Equipment
Dimensions	Length - ; Width - ; Height - ; WB - ; G/C - ; TC - :
Weights	Unladen - ; Laden - :
Notes

Crane, 30 ton, 4 twin-wheeled, drop frame, low loading trailer Crown Copyright^©
RAF Ref No	16A/2478
General Information
Chassis type
Body
Suspension, Wheels & Tyres
Equipment
Dimensions	Length - ; Width - ; Height - ; WB - ; G/C - ; TC - :
Weights	Unladen - ; Laden - :
Notes

Massey-Ferguson, Trailer, 5 ton, 2 wheeled, Air Cargo Crown Copyright^©
RAF Ref No	16A/2698
General Information
Chassis type
Body
Suspension, Wheels & Tyres
Equipment
Dimensions	Length - ; Width - ; Height - ; WB - ; G/C - ; TC - :
Weights	Unladen - ; Laden - :
Notes

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