BEDFORD QUEEN MARY at EAST KIRKBY

BEDFORD OX TRACTOR with QUEEN MARY SEMI TRAILER at Lincolnshire Aviation Heritage Centre East Kirkby, June 4th 2012.The three ton Queen Mary trailer was designed by Taskers to a 1938 Air Ministry specification for a low loading vehicle for transporting fighter aircraft with around 1800 being built by 1943 when the 5 ton version was introduced.These were standard equipment on WWII airfields. Being 40 feet long, they were capable of carrying components of larger twin engined aircraft. Under the Berne Convention Act of 1988, all images within this gallery are copyright protected Michael Hill. Not for commercial use without prior permission. parksie@ntlworld.com