RAF Armoured Car Companies

Thursday, January 1, 2009

RAF Regiment - RAF Regiment History 1942 to the RAF Regiment of Today

http://www.rafregiment.net

The Royal Air Force Regiment was formed for the same basic reason that the Army formed its own Air Corps and the Royal Navy its Royal Marines and Fleet Air Arm.

Website is dedicated to all who have served and who are still serving with the RAF Regiment, you will find information on the formation of the Royal Air Force Regiment on the 1st of February 1942 (including the Armoured Car Companies) to the present day including the War in Iraq and Afghanistan

http://www.rrec.co.uk/website/public/thecars/Rolls-Royce%20Armoured%20Cars/Armoured%20Cars%20In%20Action.asp

Link to RR Armoured car photos. More good stuff :)

http://www.rrec.co.uk/website/public/thecars/How%20a%20Car%20Works.asp

Link showing Silver Ghost 40/50 chassis details ... very useful for model builders!

Tim's Unofficial RAF Regiment Site

http://www.rafregt.com/

Personal site concerning the RAF Regiment, with some information on the ACCs.

RROC(A) Online Library: Rolls-Royce Armoured Cars

http://rroc.org.au/library/sg_ac.html

Site linking to the story of Frank Canvin, ex-No.1 Company. Interesting reading.

RN Armoured Cars Units 1914-1918

http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Base/1545/WWI/Main/ArmouredCars/RNArmouredCars.htm

Link detailing the precursor of the RAF ACCs.

Car of the Month - November 2000 - Rolls-Royce Armoured Car

http://www.rrab.com/nov00.htm

Great photos of the Rolls Royce Armoured Car, this one a 1920 Pattern used by the Irish. The version used by the RAF ACCs would have been painted "sand", and used dunlop sand tires sometime in the early 1930s. They were continually modified, No.2's vehicle bodies ultimately being transferred to Fordson truck chassis. No.1 vehicles appear to have been just worn out and scrapped in 1943 or so. More detail would be welcome!