M37 of a different color!!

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vtdeucedriver
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Post by vtdeucedriver »

cuz wrote:By the time I got in the USAF (1966) we were not allowed to wear nylon parkas on the flightline or around explosives, or flammable storage areas.

Really sucked trying to keep the cotton shell parkas clean as a mechanic.

Where was he stationed up north?

Is that a 50's Chevy stepside way in the back of the yellow M37 photo?
The 1st and 3rd pic are Tyndall AFB in Panama City Fla,
The 2nd one is Thule Greenland.
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Post by cuz »

I thought either Thule or Goose Bay.
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Re: different color

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vtdeucedriver wrote:

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Although it's a black & white photo this truck appears to have a glossy paint job. Notice you can almost make out the hood numbers in the reflection on the fender. I wonder if it's strata blue or just a glossy OD?
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Post by Lifer »

Since it does have the "new" style markings on the door in addition to the "old" style markings on the hood, I'd guess that it's a "transitional" model and that the base color was full-gloss Strata Blue. The "new" markings were generally applied after the "new" paint was applied.
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