Beverley in Viet Nam
Tiger Mate,
A very impressive painting, you mention the involvement of the Beverly in Viet Nam and the earlier French conflict.
In March 1954 the French forces were building up the defences for Dien Bien Phu in the High Region inland from Hanoi, prior the the battle and defeat by the Viet Mingh, the main transport in to Dien Bien Phu was C47 Daks, but a heavy transport was needed, so 2 civilian Bristol 170 freighters were requisitioned, these carried in amonst other loads, ten M24 Chaffee tanks, one remaining example can still be seen there.so another British transport saw active service in that region.The main advantage that the 170 had over the other type that could carry the loads( Fairchild C119 Packet) was the ability to use the 1260 yard runway.
Regards,
om15
Last edited by om15; 8th January 2007 at 20:15.