1954 Leyland Hippo 2500 gallon Aircraft Refueller MkIII

1954 Leyland Hippo MkIII in Look at Life: Jumping Jets, Documentary, 1965

Class: Trucks, Simple truck — Model origin:

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Author	Message
Sunbar ◊ 2014-04-14 16:50	36XX123 registration therefore possibly 31AD42 to 36AD73 1954/55 Leyland Hippo MkII 2500gal Refueller?
johnfromstaffs ◊ 2014-04-14 18:03	The cab would be right for that era of Leyland if you look at the roof/windscreen shapes. After many years of working with MoD it's a fact that they could never leave anything as standard. http://ccmv.aecsouthall.co.uk/p881170161/hCEFAFEB#hcefafeb -- Last edit: 2014-04-14 18:05:01
jcb ◊ 2014-04-14 18:24	MOD still at it , they can never buy anything off the shelf that works, it has to a camel designed by a 1000 commitees Dinky toys called this in their quaint way an 'RAF Pressure Refueller' , did they think naming the maker would leave us open to the Russian hordes There is an id half way down this page as a Leyland Hippo MK1V .- http://www.talkmodeltoys.com/discus/messages/27668/2063.html?1385414483 -- Last edit: 2014-04-14 18:26:55
jcb ◊ 2014-04-15 10:43	Leyland Hippo-
G-MANN ◊ 2014-04-15 14:58	The one in that thumbnail is a MkIV, but this MkIII looks just the same: /vehicle_254584-Leyland-Hippo-1954.html
Sunbar ◊ 2014-04-15 16:34	Another in Malta... Link to "www.maltashipphotos.com"