Pameinos Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Can someone help with a photo or drawing of the stretcher installation in the cabin? I know from a tech manual description that three stretchers could be carried, two on the floor an one suspended from the roof. Was the fuselage gun removed from military ambulance MkI's? Thanks in advance for any help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mhaselden Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 (edited) I'd be very surprised if the Ansons used for ambulance work carried any guns...it rather goes against the Geneva Convention for anything wearing the red cross to be armed. Certainly Oxfords used as air ambulances had their gun turrets removed. It seems that photos of Anson ambulances are hard to come by but removing the gun would be entirely logical. Edited April 24, 2017 by mhaselden 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rossm Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Looking at the Air Britain Anson File it appears the ambulance conversions were done on Mk.X and Mk.XI versions. At a quick glance there doesn't seem to be a mention of the Mk.I as an ambulance but if they were converted at an MU that might explain it. The factory conversion may have been a response to problems with more ad hoc conversions ??? There is some text and a couple of photos of the wing root door for loading stretchers. I'll try to post a scan in the next few days but am pressed for time this week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 (edited) Certainly no turret, like here Cheers J-W Edited April 24, 2017 by JWM added Oxford Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmaas Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 The second illustration incorrectly shows yellow undersurface. Dedicated ambulance aircraft had white undersurfaces, at least from July 1941. Which would be, I think, before the adaption of the "C" fuselage roundel. [I know, "C" roundel is no longer the correct term, but I'm an old dog and nearly unteachable....] 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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spaddad Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 (edited) 55 minutes ago, jimmaas said: The second illustration incorrectly shows yellow undersurface. Dedicated ambulance aircraft had white undersurfaces, at least from July 1941. Which would be, I think, before the adaption of the "C" fuselage roundel. [I know, "C" roundel is no longer the correct term, but I'm an old dog and nearly unteachable....] Hi Jim, what second illustration? jw edited his post so all is now clear Edited April 24, 2017 by spaddad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham Boak Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 The first is an Anson, the second an Oxford. I'm sure I've seen a photo on this board of the special door that was fitted to ambulance Ansons. (or was it Oxfords... shouldn't have had the single malt earlier.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted April 24, 2017 Share Posted April 24, 2017 Here is an Anson ambulance in NW Europe,.....looks like a later variant?; As has been said above,......the Geneva Convention prevents any vehicle or aircraft that is displaying the red cross from being armed in any way,..... I`m an ex Army Medic and we studied this in detail, Ambulances bearing a red cross cannot even carry ammunition for offensive actions,.... but occupants can be armed for self defence and defence of their patients. Cheers Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pameinos Posted April 25, 2017 Author Share Posted April 25, 2017 Thanks for your answers. This is the Greek Anson I want to model in 1/72: NK603 was a MkI converted to ambulance with late type engine cowls and stabilizer wingtips. As it displays a red cross, the fuselage gun should have been removed. Question remains for the stretchers installation... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJP Posted April 25, 2017 Share Posted April 25, 2017 (edited) Here is a link to the Oxford door arrangement. My notes say this is also P8833 and was serving with 24 Sqn: https://girlguidescanblog.ca/2015/11/10/girl-guides-war-contributions/ Edited April 25, 2017 by RJP edited for clarity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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