http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/drive/ Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:49:40 -0700 Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:49:40 -0700 http://www.flickr.com/ http://l.yimg.com/g/images/buddyicon.gif http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/drive/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/zacerin/9081464319/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/zacerin/">ZACERIN</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/zacerin/9081464319/" title="YELLOW DUCKMARINE, ALBERT DOCK, LIVERPOOL, MERSEYSIDE, ENGLAND."><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3673/9081464319_c480eeafe7_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="YELLOW DUCKMARINE, ALBERT DOCK, LIVERPOOL, MERSEYSIDE, ENGLAND." /></a></p> <p>THE YELLOW DUCK MARINE OR OFFICIALLY CALLED DUKW WAS DESIGNED TO MEET A WORLD WAR II NEED TO MOVE MEN AND MATERIALS ASHORE WHERE NO PORT FACILITIES EXISTED. IT IS BASED AROUND THE UBIQUITOUS GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION CCKW 2.5TON 6X6 ARMY TRUCK, DUKW PRODUCTION TOTALLED OVER 21,000 BETWEEN 1942 AND 1945.<br /> OPERATIONAL USE IN EUROPE COMMENCED IN 1943 WITH THE INVASION OF SICILY WHERE DURING THE EARLY DAYS 90% OF ALL SUPPLIES CAME IN BY DUKW. FROM D-DAY AND DURING THE FIRST 4 MONTHS OF THE NORMANDY CAMPAIGN, 40% OF OVER-BEACH SUPPLIES WERE DUKW BORNE. DUKWS CONTINUED IN SERVICE AFTER THE WAR WITH MANY ARMIES - THE BRITISH FINALLY RETIRING THEIRS IN 1974. DUKW IS A US ARMY ACRONYM MEANING D = 1942, U = UTILITY OR AMPHIBIOUS, K = 6 WHEEL DRIVE AND W = TWIN REAR AXLES. THE VEHICLES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AFFECTIONATELY REFERRED TO AS ‘DUCKS’. OF THOSE BUILT, BETWEEN 700 AND 1,000 ARE THOUGHT TO STILL EXIST.<br /> ALL DUKW CHASSIS NUMBERS START WITH 353. THE YELLOW DUCK MARINE VEHICLES ARE NAMED ‘WACKER QUACKER 1’ AND ‘WACKER QUACKER 2’ AND THERE NUMBERS ARE 35319572 AND 35320332.THEY ARE CURRENTLY RESEARCHING THEIR HISTORY OF THE VEHICLES, BUT THEY KNOW THAT “WACKER QUACKER 1” WAS ONCE OWNED BY BP AND SPENT A NUMBER OF YEARS OPERATING IN ABERDEEN HARBOUR. IT THEN WENT TO AN ARMY MUSEUM IN SCOTLAND BUT WAS NEVER PUT ON DISPLAY. IT WAS PURCHASED BY MR REX WARD A FEW YEARS AGO AND RESTORED TO SHOW CONDITION. THEY WERE PURCHASED IN 2000 AND UPDATED AND CONVERTED IT TO THE CONFIGURATION YOU SEE IT IN TODAY.</p> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:49:40 -0700 2013-06-02T15:20:10-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (ZACERIN) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/9081464319 53.401319 -2.991006 53.401319 -2.991006 20094284 YELLOW DUCKMARINE, ALBERT DOCK, LIVERPOOL, MERSEYSIDE, ENGLAND. <p>THE YELLOW DUCK MARINE OR OFFICIALLY CALLED DUKW WAS DESIGNED TO MEET A WORLD WAR II NEED TO MOVE MEN AND MATERIALS ASHORE WHERE NO PORT FACILITIES EXISTED. IT IS BASED AROUND THE UBIQUITOUS GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION CCKW 2.5TON 6X6 ARMY TRUCK, DUKW PRODUCTION TOTALLED OVER 21,000 BETWEEN 1942 AND 1945.<br /> OPERATIONAL USE IN EUROPE COMMENCED IN 1943 WITH THE INVASION OF SICILY WHERE DURING THE EARLY DAYS 90% OF ALL SUPPLIES CAME IN BY DUKW. FROM D-DAY AND DURING THE FIRST 4 MONTHS OF THE NORMANDY CAMPAIGN, 40% OF OVER-BEACH SUPPLIES WERE DUKW BORNE. DUKWS CONTINUED IN SERVICE AFTER THE WAR WITH MANY ARMIES - THE BRITISH FINALLY RETIRING THEIRS IN 1974. DUKW IS A US ARMY ACRONYM MEANING D = 1942, U = UTILITY OR AMPHIBIOUS, K = 6 WHEEL DRIVE AND W = TWIN REAR AXLES. THE VEHICLES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AFFECTIONATELY REFERRED TO AS ‘DUCKS’. OF THOSE BUILT, BETWEEN 700 AND 1,000 ARE THOUGHT TO STILL EXIST.<br /> ALL DUKW CHASSIS NUMBERS START WITH 353. THE YELLOW DUCK MARINE VEHICLES ARE NAMED ‘WACKER QUACKER 1’ AND ‘WACKER QUACKER 2’ AND THERE NUMBERS ARE 35319572 AND 35320332.THEY ARE CURRENTLY RESEARCHING THEIR HISTORY OF THE VEHICLES, BUT THEY KNOW THAT “WACKER QUACKER 1” WAS ONCE OWNED BY BP AND SPENT A NUMBER OF YEARS OPERATING IN ABERDEEN HARBOUR. IT THEN WENT TO AN ARMY MUSEUM IN SCOTLAND BUT WAS NEVER PUT ON DISPLAY. IT WAS PURCHASED BY MR REX WARD A FEW YEARS AGO AND RESTORED TO SHOW CONDITION. THEY WERE PURCHASED IN 2000 AND UPDATED AND CONVERTED IT TO THE CONFIGURATION YOU SEE IT IN TODAY.</p> ZACERIN wheel paul drive war x ii” amphibious “world drive” “yellow “albert photography” “6 “chris vehicles” landing” vehicle” dock” newman” “yellow” “england” “liverpool” “amphibious “normandy “merseyside” “zacerin” duckmarine” quacker” “dukw” “chrisopher “wacker “6x6 http://www.flickr.com/photos/zacerin/9081470303/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/zacerin/">ZACERIN</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/zacerin/9081470303/" title="YELLOW DUCKMARINE, ALBERT DOCK, LIVERPOOL, MERSEYSIDE, ENGLAND."><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5510/9081470303_6550fd99e2_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="YELLOW DUCKMARINE, ALBERT DOCK, LIVERPOOL, MERSEYSIDE, ENGLAND." /></a></p> <p>THE YELLOW DUCK MARINE OR OFFICIALLY CALLED DUKW WAS DESIGNED TO MEET A WORLD WAR II NEED TO MOVE MEN AND MATERIALS ASHORE WHERE NO PORT FACILITIES EXISTED. IT IS BASED AROUND THE UBIQUITOUS GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION CCKW 2.5TON 6X6 ARMY TRUCK, DUKW PRODUCTION TOTALLED OVER 21,000 BETWEEN 1942 AND 1945.<br /> OPERATIONAL USE IN EUROPE COMMENCED IN 1943 WITH THE INVASION OF SICILY WHERE DURING THE EARLY DAYS 90% OF ALL SUPPLIES CAME IN BY DUKW. FROM D-DAY AND DURING THE FIRST 4 MONTHS OF THE NORMANDY CAMPAIGN, 40% OF OVER-BEACH SUPPLIES WERE DUKW BORNE. DUKWS CONTINUED IN SERVICE AFTER THE WAR WITH MANY ARMIES - THE BRITISH FINALLY RETIRING THEIRS IN 1974. DUKW IS A US ARMY ACRONYM MEANING D = 1942, U = UTILITY OR AMPHIBIOUS, K = 6 WHEEL DRIVE AND W = TWIN REAR AXLES. THE VEHICLES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AFFECTIONATELY REFERRED TO AS ‘DUCKS’. OF THOSE BUILT, BETWEEN 700 AND 1,000 ARE THOUGHT TO STILL EXIST.<br /> ALL DUKW CHASSIS NUMBERS START WITH 353. THE YELLOW DUCK MARINE VEHICLES ARE NAMED ‘WACKER QUACKER 1’ AND ‘WACKER QUACKER 2’ AND THERE NUMBERS ARE 35319572 AND 35320332.THEY ARE CURRENTLY RESEARCHING THEIR HISTORY OF THE VEHICLES, BUT THEY KNOW THAT “WACKER QUACKER 1” WAS ONCE OWNED BY BP AND SPENT A NUMBER OF YEARS OPERATING IN ABERDEEN HARBOUR. IT THEN WENT TO AN ARMY MUSEUM IN SCOTLAND BUT WAS NEVER PUT ON DISPLAY. IT WAS PURCHASED BY MR REX WARD A FEW YEARS AGO AND RESTORED TO SHOW CONDITION. THEY WERE PURCHASED IN 2000 AND UPDATED AND CONVERTED IT TO THE CONFIGURATION YOU SEE IT IN TODAY.</p> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:49:39 -0700 2013-06-02T15:20:04-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (ZACERIN) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/9081470303 53.40137 -2.99107 53.40137 -2.99107 20094284 YELLOW DUCKMARINE, ALBERT DOCK, LIVERPOOL, MERSEYSIDE, ENGLAND. <p>THE YELLOW DUCK MARINE OR OFFICIALLY CALLED DUKW WAS DESIGNED TO MEET A WORLD WAR II NEED TO MOVE MEN AND MATERIALS ASHORE WHERE NO PORT FACILITIES EXISTED. IT IS BASED AROUND THE UBIQUITOUS GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION CCKW 2.5TON 6X6 ARMY TRUCK, DUKW PRODUCTION TOTALLED OVER 21,000 BETWEEN 1942 AND 1945.<br /> OPERATIONAL USE IN EUROPE COMMENCED IN 1943 WITH THE INVASION OF SICILY WHERE DURING THE EARLY DAYS 90% OF ALL SUPPLIES CAME IN BY DUKW. FROM D-DAY AND DURING THE FIRST 4 MONTHS OF THE NORMANDY CAMPAIGN, 40% OF OVER-BEACH SUPPLIES WERE DUKW BORNE. DUKWS CONTINUED IN SERVICE AFTER THE WAR WITH MANY ARMIES - THE BRITISH FINALLY RETIRING THEIRS IN 1974. DUKW IS A US ARMY ACRONYM MEANING D = 1942, U = UTILITY OR AMPHIBIOUS, K = 6 WHEEL DRIVE AND W = TWIN REAR AXLES. THE VEHICLES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AFFECTIONATELY REFERRED TO AS ‘DUCKS’. OF THOSE BUILT, BETWEEN 700 AND 1,000 ARE THOUGHT TO STILL EXIST.<br /> ALL DUKW CHASSIS NUMBERS START WITH 353. THE YELLOW DUCK MARINE VEHICLES ARE NAMED ‘WACKER QUACKER 1’ AND ‘WACKER QUACKER 2’ AND THERE NUMBERS ARE 35319572 AND 35320332.THEY ARE CURRENTLY RESEARCHING THEIR HISTORY OF THE VEHICLES, BUT THEY KNOW THAT “WACKER QUACKER 1” WAS ONCE OWNED BY BP AND SPENT A NUMBER OF YEARS OPERATING IN ABERDEEN HARBOUR. IT THEN WENT TO AN ARMY MUSEUM IN SCOTLAND BUT WAS NEVER PUT ON DISPLAY. IT WAS PURCHASED BY MR REX WARD A FEW YEARS AGO AND RESTORED TO SHOW CONDITION. THEY WERE PURCHASED IN 2000 AND UPDATED AND CONVERTED IT TO THE CONFIGURATION YOU SEE IT IN TODAY.</p> ZACERIN wheel paul drive war x ii” amphibious “world drive” “yellow “albert photography” “6 “chris vehicles” landing” vehicle” dock” newman” “yellow” “england” “liverpool” “amphibious “normandy “merseyside” “zacerin” duckmarine” quacker” “dukw” “chrisopher “wacker “6x6 http://www.flickr.com/photos/zacerin/9081485415/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/zacerin/">ZACERIN</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/zacerin/9081485415/" title="YELLOW DUCKMARINE, ALBERT DOCK, LIVERPOOL, MERSEYSIDE, ENGLAND."><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7418/9081485415_dd8fe9a173_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="YELLOW DUCKMARINE, ALBERT DOCK, LIVERPOOL, MERSEYSIDE, ENGLAND." /></a></p> <p>THE YELLOW DUCK MARINE OR OFFICIALLY CALLED DUKW WAS DESIGNED TO MEET A WORLD WAR II NEED TO MOVE MEN AND MATERIALS ASHORE WHERE NO PORT FACILITIES EXISTED. IT IS BASED AROUND THE UBIQUITOUS GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION CCKW 2.5TON 6X6 ARMY TRUCK, DUKW PRODUCTION TOTALLED OVER 21,000 BETWEEN 1942 AND 1945.<br /> OPERATIONAL USE IN EUROPE COMMENCED IN 1943 WITH THE INVASION OF SICILY WHERE DURING THE EARLY DAYS 90% OF ALL SUPPLIES CAME IN BY DUKW. FROM D-DAY AND DURING THE FIRST 4 MONTHS OF THE NORMANDY CAMPAIGN, 40% OF OVER-BEACH SUPPLIES WERE DUKW BORNE. DUKWS CONTINUED IN SERVICE AFTER THE WAR WITH MANY ARMIES - THE BRITISH FINALLY RETIRING THEIRS IN 1974. DUKW IS A US ARMY ACRONYM MEANING D = 1942, U = UTILITY OR AMPHIBIOUS, K = 6 WHEEL DRIVE AND W = TWIN REAR AXLES. THE VEHICLES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AFFECTIONATELY REFERRED TO AS ‘DUCKS’. OF THOSE BUILT, BETWEEN 700 AND 1,000 ARE THOUGHT TO STILL EXIST.<br /> ALL DUKW CHASSIS NUMBERS START WITH 353. THE YELLOW DUCK MARINE VEHICLES ARE NAMED ‘WACKER QUACKER 1’ AND ‘WACKER QUACKER 2’ AND THERE NUMBERS ARE 35319572 AND 35320332.THEY ARE CURRENTLY RESEARCHING THEIR HISTORY OF THE VEHICLES, BUT THEY KNOW THAT “WACKER QUACKER 1” WAS ONCE OWNED BY BP AND SPENT A NUMBER OF YEARS OPERATING IN ABERDEEN HARBOUR. IT THEN WENT TO AN ARMY MUSEUM IN SCOTLAND BUT WAS NEVER PUT ON DISPLAY. IT WAS PURCHASED BY MR REX WARD A FEW YEARS AGO AND RESTORED TO SHOW CONDITION. THEY WERE PURCHASED IN 2000 AND UPDATED AND CONVERTED IT TO THE CONFIGURATION YOU SEE IT IN TODAY.</p> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:49:37 -0700 2013-06-02T15:20:03-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (ZACERIN) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/9081485415 53.401396 -2.991178 53.401396 -2.991178 20094284 YELLOW DUCKMARINE, ALBERT DOCK, LIVERPOOL, MERSEYSIDE, ENGLAND. <p>THE YELLOW DUCK MARINE OR OFFICIALLY CALLED DUKW WAS DESIGNED TO MEET A WORLD WAR II NEED TO MOVE MEN AND MATERIALS ASHORE WHERE NO PORT FACILITIES EXISTED. IT IS BASED AROUND THE UBIQUITOUS GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION CCKW 2.5TON 6X6 ARMY TRUCK, DUKW PRODUCTION TOTALLED OVER 21,000 BETWEEN 1942 AND 1945.<br /> OPERATIONAL USE IN EUROPE COMMENCED IN 1943 WITH THE INVASION OF SICILY WHERE DURING THE EARLY DAYS 90% OF ALL SUPPLIES CAME IN BY DUKW. FROM D-DAY AND DURING THE FIRST 4 MONTHS OF THE NORMANDY CAMPAIGN, 40% OF OVER-BEACH SUPPLIES WERE DUKW BORNE. DUKWS CONTINUED IN SERVICE AFTER THE WAR WITH MANY ARMIES - THE BRITISH FINALLY RETIRING THEIRS IN 1974. DUKW IS A US ARMY ACRONYM MEANING D = 1942, U = UTILITY OR AMPHIBIOUS, K = 6 WHEEL DRIVE AND W = TWIN REAR AXLES. THE VEHICLES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AFFECTIONATELY REFERRED TO AS ‘DUCKS’. OF THOSE BUILT, BETWEEN 700 AND 1,000 ARE THOUGHT TO STILL EXIST.<br /> ALL DUKW CHASSIS NUMBERS START WITH 353. THE YELLOW DUCK MARINE VEHICLES ARE NAMED ‘WACKER QUACKER 1’ AND ‘WACKER QUACKER 2’ AND THERE NUMBERS ARE 35319572 AND 35320332.THEY ARE CURRENTLY RESEARCHING THEIR HISTORY OF THE VEHICLES, BUT THEY KNOW THAT “WACKER QUACKER 1” WAS ONCE OWNED BY BP AND SPENT A NUMBER OF YEARS OPERATING IN ABERDEEN HARBOUR. IT THEN WENT TO AN ARMY MUSEUM IN SCOTLAND BUT WAS NEVER PUT ON DISPLAY. IT WAS PURCHASED BY MR REX WARD A FEW YEARS AGO AND RESTORED TO SHOW CONDITION. THEY WERE PURCHASED IN 2000 AND UPDATED AND CONVERTED IT TO THE CONFIGURATION YOU SEE IT IN TODAY.</p> ZACERIN wheel paul drive war x ii” amphibious “world drive” “yellow “albert photography” “6 “chris vehicles” landing” vehicle” dock” newman” “yellow” “england” “liverpool” “amphibious “normandy “merseyside” “zacerin” duckmarine” quacker” “dukw” “chrisopher “wacker “6x6 http://www.flickr.com/photos/zacerin/9083719518/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/zacerin/">ZACERIN</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/zacerin/9083719518/" title="YELLOW DUCKMARINE, ALBERT DOCK, LIVERPOOL, MERSEYSIDE, ENGLAND."><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7400/9083719518_7744f324a5_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="YELLOW DUCKMARINE, ALBERT DOCK, LIVERPOOL, MERSEYSIDE, ENGLAND." /></a></p> <p>THE YELLOW DUCK MARINE OR OFFICIALLY CALLED DUKW WAS DESIGNED TO MEET A WORLD WAR II NEED TO MOVE MEN AND MATERIALS ASHORE WHERE NO PORT FACILITIES EXISTED. IT IS BASED AROUND THE UBIQUITOUS GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION CCKW 2.5TON 6X6 ARMY TRUCK, DUKW PRODUCTION TOTALLED OVER 21,000 BETWEEN 1942 AND 1945.<br /> OPERATIONAL USE IN EUROPE COMMENCED IN 1943 WITH THE INVASION OF SICILY WHERE DURING THE EARLY DAYS 90% OF ALL SUPPLIES CAME IN BY DUKW. FROM D-DAY AND DURING THE FIRST 4 MONTHS OF THE NORMANDY CAMPAIGN, 40% OF OVER-BEACH SUPPLIES WERE DUKW BORNE. DUKWS CONTINUED IN SERVICE AFTER THE WAR WITH MANY ARMIES - THE BRITISH FINALLY RETIRING THEIRS IN 1974. DUKW IS A US ARMY ACRONYM MEANING D = 1942, U = UTILITY OR AMPHIBIOUS, K = 6 WHEEL DRIVE AND W = TWIN REAR AXLES. THE VEHICLES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AFFECTIONATELY REFERRED TO AS ‘DUCKS’. OF THOSE BUILT, BETWEEN 700 AND 1,000 ARE THOUGHT TO STILL EXIST.<br /> ALL DUKW CHASSIS NUMBERS START WITH 353. THE YELLOW DUCK MARINE VEHICLES ARE NAMED ‘WACKER QUACKER 1’ AND ‘WACKER QUACKER 2’ AND THERE NUMBERS ARE 35319572 AND 35320332.THEY ARE CURRENTLY RESEARCHING THEIR HISTORY OF THE VEHICLES, BUT THEY KNOW THAT “WACKER QUACKER 1” WAS ONCE OWNED BY BP AND SPENT A NUMBER OF YEARS OPERATING IN ABERDEEN HARBOUR. IT THEN WENT TO AN ARMY MUSEUM IN SCOTLAND BUT WAS NEVER PUT ON DISPLAY. IT WAS PURCHASED BY MR REX WARD A FEW YEARS AGO AND RESTORED TO SHOW CONDITION. THEY WERE PURCHASED IN 2000 AND UPDATED AND CONVERTED IT TO THE CONFIGURATION YOU SEE IT IN TODAY.</p> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:49:35 -0700 2013-06-02T15:19:51-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (ZACERIN) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/9083719518 53.401498 -2.991242 53.401498 -2.991242 20094284 YELLOW DUCKMARINE, ALBERT DOCK, LIVERPOOL, MERSEYSIDE, ENGLAND. <p>THE YELLOW DUCK MARINE OR OFFICIALLY CALLED DUKW WAS DESIGNED TO MEET A WORLD WAR II NEED TO MOVE MEN AND MATERIALS ASHORE WHERE NO PORT FACILITIES EXISTED. IT IS BASED AROUND THE UBIQUITOUS GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION CCKW 2.5TON 6X6 ARMY TRUCK, DUKW PRODUCTION TOTALLED OVER 21,000 BETWEEN 1942 AND 1945.<br /> OPERATIONAL USE IN EUROPE COMMENCED IN 1943 WITH THE INVASION OF SICILY WHERE DURING THE EARLY DAYS 90% OF ALL SUPPLIES CAME IN BY DUKW. FROM D-DAY AND DURING THE FIRST 4 MONTHS OF THE NORMANDY CAMPAIGN, 40% OF OVER-BEACH SUPPLIES WERE DUKW BORNE. DUKWS CONTINUED IN SERVICE AFTER THE WAR WITH MANY ARMIES - THE BRITISH FINALLY RETIRING THEIRS IN 1974. DUKW IS A US ARMY ACRONYM MEANING D = 1942, U = UTILITY OR AMPHIBIOUS, K = 6 WHEEL DRIVE AND W = TWIN REAR AXLES. THE VEHICLES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AFFECTIONATELY REFERRED TO AS ‘DUCKS’. OF THOSE BUILT, BETWEEN 700 AND 1,000 ARE THOUGHT TO STILL EXIST.<br /> ALL DUKW CHASSIS NUMBERS START WITH 353. THE YELLOW DUCK MARINE VEHICLES ARE NAMED ‘WACKER QUACKER 1’ AND ‘WACKER QUACKER 2’ AND THERE NUMBERS ARE 35319572 AND 35320332.THEY ARE CURRENTLY RESEARCHING THEIR HISTORY OF THE VEHICLES, BUT THEY KNOW THAT “WACKER QUACKER 1” WAS ONCE OWNED BY BP AND SPENT A NUMBER OF YEARS OPERATING IN ABERDEEN HARBOUR. IT THEN WENT TO AN ARMY MUSEUM IN SCOTLAND BUT WAS NEVER PUT ON DISPLAY. IT WAS PURCHASED BY MR REX WARD A FEW YEARS AGO AND RESTORED TO SHOW CONDITION. THEY WERE PURCHASED IN 2000 AND UPDATED AND CONVERTED IT TO THE CONFIGURATION YOU SEE IT IN TODAY.</p> ZACERIN wheel paul drive war x ii” amphibious “world drive” “yellow “albert photography” “6 “chris vehicles” landing” vehicle” dock” newman” “yellow” “england” “liverpool” “amphibious “normandy “merseyside” “zacerin” duckmarine” quacker” “dukw” “chrisopher “wacker “6x6 http://www.flickr.com/photos/zacerin/9081492231/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/zacerin/">ZACERIN</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/zacerin/9081492231/" title="YELLOW DUCKMARINE, ALBERT DOCK, LIVERPOOL, MERSEYSIDE, ENGLAND."><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5510/9081492231_586e32fb70_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="YELLOW DUCKMARINE, ALBERT DOCK, LIVERPOOL, MERSEYSIDE, ENGLAND." /></a></p> <p>THE YELLOW DUCK MARINE OR OFFICIALLY CALLED DUKW WAS DESIGNED TO MEET A WORLD WAR II NEED TO MOVE MEN AND MATERIALS ASHORE WHERE NO PORT FACILITIES EXISTED. IT IS BASED AROUND THE UBIQUITOUS GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION CCKW 2.5TON 6X6 ARMY TRUCK, DUKW PRODUCTION TOTALLED OVER 21,000 BETWEEN 1942 AND 1945.<br /> OPERATIONAL USE IN EUROPE COMMENCED IN 1943 WITH THE INVASION OF SICILY WHERE DURING THE EARLY DAYS 90% OF ALL SUPPLIES CAME IN BY DUKW. FROM D-DAY AND DURING THE FIRST 4 MONTHS OF THE NORMANDY CAMPAIGN, 40% OF OVER-BEACH SUPPLIES WERE DUKW BORNE. DUKWS CONTINUED IN SERVICE AFTER THE WAR WITH MANY ARMIES - THE BRITISH FINALLY RETIRING THEIRS IN 1974. DUKW IS A US ARMY ACRONYM MEANING D = 1942, U = UTILITY OR AMPHIBIOUS, K = 6 WHEEL DRIVE AND W = TWIN REAR AXLES. THE VEHICLES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AFFECTIONATELY REFERRED TO AS ‘DUCKS’. OF THOSE BUILT, BETWEEN 700 AND 1,000 ARE THOUGHT TO STILL EXIST.<br /> ALL DUKW CHASSIS NUMBERS START WITH 353. THE YELLOW DUCK MARINE VEHICLES ARE NAMED ‘WACKER QUACKER 1’ AND ‘WACKER QUACKER 2’ AND THERE NUMBERS ARE 35319572 AND 35320332.THEY ARE CURRENTLY RESEARCHING THEIR HISTORY OF THE VEHICLES, BUT THEY KNOW THAT “WACKER QUACKER 1” WAS ONCE OWNED BY BP AND SPENT A NUMBER OF YEARS OPERATING IN ABERDEEN HARBOUR. IT THEN WENT TO AN ARMY MUSEUM IN SCOTLAND BUT WAS NEVER PUT ON DISPLAY. IT WAS PURCHASED BY MR REX WARD A FEW YEARS AGO AND RESTORED TO SHOW CONDITION. THEY WERE PURCHASED IN 2000 AND UPDATED AND CONVERTED IT TO THE CONFIGURATION YOU SEE IT IN TODAY.</p> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:49:36 -0700 2013-06-02T15:20:03-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (ZACERIN) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/9081492231 53.401434 -2.99122 53.401434 -2.99122 20094284 YELLOW DUCKMARINE, ALBERT DOCK, LIVERPOOL, MERSEYSIDE, ENGLAND. <p>THE YELLOW DUCK MARINE OR OFFICIALLY CALLED DUKW WAS DESIGNED TO MEET A WORLD WAR II NEED TO MOVE MEN AND MATERIALS ASHORE WHERE NO PORT FACILITIES EXISTED. IT IS BASED AROUND THE UBIQUITOUS GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION CCKW 2.5TON 6X6 ARMY TRUCK, DUKW PRODUCTION TOTALLED OVER 21,000 BETWEEN 1942 AND 1945.<br /> OPERATIONAL USE IN EUROPE COMMENCED IN 1943 WITH THE INVASION OF SICILY WHERE DURING THE EARLY DAYS 90% OF ALL SUPPLIES CAME IN BY DUKW. FROM D-DAY AND DURING THE FIRST 4 MONTHS OF THE NORMANDY CAMPAIGN, 40% OF OVER-BEACH SUPPLIES WERE DUKW BORNE. DUKWS CONTINUED IN SERVICE AFTER THE WAR WITH MANY ARMIES - THE BRITISH FINALLY RETIRING THEIRS IN 1974. DUKW IS A US ARMY ACRONYM MEANING D = 1942, U = UTILITY OR AMPHIBIOUS, K = 6 WHEEL DRIVE AND W = TWIN REAR AXLES. THE VEHICLES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AFFECTIONATELY REFERRED TO AS ‘DUCKS’. OF THOSE BUILT, BETWEEN 700 AND 1,000 ARE THOUGHT TO STILL EXIST.<br /> ALL DUKW CHASSIS NUMBERS START WITH 353. THE YELLOW DUCK MARINE VEHICLES ARE NAMED ‘WACKER QUACKER 1’ AND ‘WACKER QUACKER 2’ AND THERE NUMBERS ARE 35319572 AND 35320332.THEY ARE CURRENTLY RESEARCHING THEIR HISTORY OF THE VEHICLES, BUT THEY KNOW THAT “WACKER QUACKER 1” WAS ONCE OWNED BY BP AND SPENT A NUMBER OF YEARS OPERATING IN ABERDEEN HARBOUR. IT THEN WENT TO AN ARMY MUSEUM IN SCOTLAND BUT WAS NEVER PUT ON DISPLAY. IT WAS PURCHASED BY MR REX WARD A FEW YEARS AGO AND RESTORED TO SHOW CONDITION. THEY WERE PURCHASED IN 2000 AND UPDATED AND CONVERTED IT TO THE CONFIGURATION YOU SEE IT IN TODAY.</p> ZACERIN wheel paul drive war x ii” amphibious “world drive” “yellow “albert photography” “6 “chris vehicles” landing” vehicle” dock” newman” “yellow” “england” “liverpool” “amphibious “normandy “merseyside” “zacerin” duckmarine” quacker” “dukw” “chrisopher “wacker “6x6 http://www.flickr.com/photos/zacerin/9081477721/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/zacerin/">ZACERIN</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/zacerin/9081477721/" title="YELLOW DUCKMARINE, ALBERT DOCK, LIVERPOOL, MERSEYSIDE, ENGLAND."><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5513/9081477721_1655b56fa9_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="YELLOW DUCKMARINE, ALBERT DOCK, LIVERPOOL, MERSEYSIDE, ENGLAND." /></a></p> <p>THE YELLOW DUCK MARINE OR OFFICIALLY CALLED DUKW WAS DESIGNED TO MEET A WORLD WAR II NEED TO MOVE MEN AND MATERIALS ASHORE WHERE NO PORT FACILITIES EXISTED. IT IS BASED AROUND THE UBIQUITOUS GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION CCKW 2.5TON 6X6 ARMY TRUCK, DUKW PRODUCTION TOTALLED OVER 21,000 BETWEEN 1942 AND 1945.<br /> OPERATIONAL USE IN EUROPE COMMENCED IN 1943 WITH THE INVASION OF SICILY WHERE DURING THE EARLY DAYS 90% OF ALL SUPPLIES CAME IN BY DUKW. FROM D-DAY AND DURING THE FIRST 4 MONTHS OF THE NORMANDY CAMPAIGN, 40% OF OVER-BEACH SUPPLIES WERE DUKW BORNE. DUKWS CONTINUED IN SERVICE AFTER THE WAR WITH MANY ARMIES - THE BRITISH FINALLY RETIRING THEIRS IN 1974. DUKW IS A US ARMY ACRONYM MEANING D = 1942, U = UTILITY OR AMPHIBIOUS, K = 6 WHEEL DRIVE AND W = TWIN REAR AXLES. THE VEHICLES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AFFECTIONATELY REFERRED TO AS ‘DUCKS’. OF THOSE BUILT, BETWEEN 700 AND 1,000 ARE THOUGHT TO STILL EXIST.<br /> ALL DUKW CHASSIS NUMBERS START WITH 353. THE YELLOW DUCK MARINE VEHICLES ARE NAMED ‘WACKER QUACKER 1’ AND ‘WACKER QUACKER 2’ AND THERE NUMBERS ARE 35319572 AND 35320332.THEY ARE CURRENTLY RESEARCHING THEIR HISTORY OF THE VEHICLES, BUT THEY KNOW THAT “WACKER QUACKER 1” WAS ONCE OWNED BY BP AND SPENT A NUMBER OF YEARS OPERATING IN ABERDEEN HARBOUR. IT THEN WENT TO AN ARMY MUSEUM IN SCOTLAND BUT WAS NEVER PUT ON DISPLAY. IT WAS PURCHASED BY MR REX WARD A FEW YEARS AGO AND RESTORED TO SHOW CONDITION. THEY WERE PURCHASED IN 2000 AND UPDATED AND CONVERTED IT TO THE CONFIGURATION YOU SEE IT IN TODAY.</p> Wed, 19 Jun 2013 00:49:38 -0700 2013-06-02T15:20:03-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (ZACERIN) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/9081477721 53.401396 -2.991135 53.401396 -2.991135 20094284 YELLOW DUCKMARINE, ALBERT DOCK, LIVERPOOL, MERSEYSIDE, ENGLAND. <p>THE YELLOW DUCK MARINE OR OFFICIALLY CALLED DUKW WAS DESIGNED TO MEET A WORLD WAR II NEED TO MOVE MEN AND MATERIALS ASHORE WHERE NO PORT FACILITIES EXISTED. IT IS BASED AROUND THE UBIQUITOUS GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION CCKW 2.5TON 6X6 ARMY TRUCK, DUKW PRODUCTION TOTALLED OVER 21,000 BETWEEN 1942 AND 1945.<br /> OPERATIONAL USE IN EUROPE COMMENCED IN 1943 WITH THE INVASION OF SICILY WHERE DURING THE EARLY DAYS 90% OF ALL SUPPLIES CAME IN BY DUKW. FROM D-DAY AND DURING THE FIRST 4 MONTHS OF THE NORMANDY CAMPAIGN, 40% OF OVER-BEACH SUPPLIES WERE DUKW BORNE. DUKWS CONTINUED IN SERVICE AFTER THE WAR WITH MANY ARMIES - THE BRITISH FINALLY RETIRING THEIRS IN 1974. DUKW IS A US ARMY ACRONYM MEANING D = 1942, U = UTILITY OR AMPHIBIOUS, K = 6 WHEEL DRIVE AND W = TWIN REAR AXLES. THE VEHICLES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AFFECTIONATELY REFERRED TO AS ‘DUCKS’. OF THOSE BUILT, BETWEEN 700 AND 1,000 ARE THOUGHT TO STILL EXIST.<br /> ALL DUKW CHASSIS NUMBERS START WITH 353. THE YELLOW DUCK MARINE VEHICLES ARE NAMED ‘WACKER QUACKER 1’ AND ‘WACKER QUACKER 2’ AND THERE NUMBERS ARE 35319572 AND 35320332.THEY ARE CURRENTLY RESEARCHING THEIR HISTORY OF THE VEHICLES, BUT THEY KNOW THAT “WACKER QUACKER 1” WAS ONCE OWNED BY BP AND SPENT A NUMBER OF YEARS OPERATING IN ABERDEEN HARBOUR. IT THEN WENT TO AN ARMY MUSEUM IN SCOTLAND BUT WAS NEVER PUT ON DISPLAY. IT WAS PURCHASED BY MR REX WARD A FEW YEARS AGO AND RESTORED TO SHOW CONDITION. THEY WERE PURCHASED IN 2000 AND UPDATED AND CONVERTED IT TO THE CONFIGURATION YOU SEE IT IN TODAY.</p> ZACERIN wheel paul drive war x ii” amphibious “world drive” “yellow “albert photography” “6 “chris vehicles” landing” vehicle” dock” newman” “yellow” “england” “liverpool” “amphibious “normandy “merseyside” “zacerin” duckmarine” quacker” “dukw” “chrisopher “wacker “6x6 http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelpatrick/9082633282/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/michaelpatrick/">/\/\ichael Patric|{</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelpatrick/9082633282/" title="16 seconds on the bus, Oakland / Emeryville, February 2, 2013 (3)"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5325/9082633282_73dc57e038_m.jpg" width="240" height="148" alt="16 seconds on the bus, Oakland / Emeryville, February 2, 2013 (3)" /></a></p> <p>Exiting Oakland, exiting the MacArthur Maze, entering Emeryville.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://mapper.acme.com/" rel="nofollow">G</a> / <a href="http://loc.alize.us/#/flickr:9082633282" rel="nofollow">L</a></p> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:40:16 -0700 2013-02-02T17:29:35-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (/\/\ichael Patric|{) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/9082633282 37.8299 -122.2929 37.8299 -122.2929 55806215 16 seconds on the bus, Oakland / Emeryville, February 2, 2013 (3) <p>Exiting Oakland, exiting the MacArthur Maze, entering Emeryville.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://mapper.acme.com/" rel="nofollow">G</a> / <a href="http://loc.alize.us/#/flickr:9082633282" rel="nofollow">L</a></p> /\/\ichael Patric|{ california city urban motion bus window car northerncalifornia geotagged drive evening moving movement driving afternoon publictransit publictransportation ride riding transportation transit freeway sanfranciscobayarea bayarea eastbay sfbayarea masstransit february emeryville westcoast alamedacounty interchange lateafternoon earlyevening masstransportation macarthurmaze michaelpatrick 2013 emeryvillecalifornia alamedacountycalifornia address:continent=northamerica address:country=unitedstatesofamerica address:state=california address:city=emeryville address:postalcode=94608 february2013 address:street=shellmoundstreet geo:lat=378299 geo:lon=1222929 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelpatrick/9082633396/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/michaelpatrick/">/\/\ichael Patric|{</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/michaelpatrick/9082633396/" title="16 seconds on the bus, Oakland / Emeryville, February 2, 2013 (2)"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7359/9082633396_4fb41a8e3e_m.jpg" width="240" height="148" alt="16 seconds on the bus, Oakland / Emeryville, February 2, 2013 (2)" /></a></p> <p>The MacArthur Maze, in Oakland, approaching Emeryville.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://mapper.acme.com/" rel="nofollow">G</a> / <a href="http://loc.alize.us/#/flickr:9082633396" rel="nofollow">L</a></p> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:40:15 -0700 2013-02-02T17:29:25-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (/\/\ichael Patric|{) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/9082633396 37.8287 -122.2921 37.8287 -122.2921 55806215 16 seconds on the bus, Oakland / Emeryville, February 2, 2013 (2) <p>The MacArthur Maze, in Oakland, approaching Emeryville.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://mapper.acme.com/" rel="nofollow">G</a> / <a href="http://loc.alize.us/#/flickr:9082633396" rel="nofollow">L</a></p> /\/\ichael Patric|{ california city urban motion bus window car northerncalifornia geotagged drive oakland evening moving movement driving afternoon publictransit publictransportation ride riding transportation transit freeway sanfranciscobayarea bayarea eastbay sfbayarea masstransit february westcoast alamedacounty interchange lateafternoon earlyevening masstransportation oaklandcalifornia macarthurmaze michaelpatrick 2013 alamedacountycalifornia address:continent=northamerica address:country=unitedstatesofamerica address:state=california address:city=oakland geo:lon=1222921 address:postalcode=94608 february2013 geo:lat=378287 address:street=shellmoundstreet http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/deed.en http://www.flickr.com/photos/54255779@N08/9081764624/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/54255779@N08/">Xtian Bederico</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54255779@N08/9081764624/" title="Shaw Flyover"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2849/9081764624_f0e10bbb95_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="Shaw Flyover" /></a></p> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:33:53 -0700 2013-06-18T17:52:08-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Xtian Bederico) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/9081764624 14.5795 121.056166 14.5795 121.056166 1199496 Shaw Flyover Xtian Bederico street urban tower skyline corporate drive construction asia metro philippines center manila lancaster shaw adb ortigas bdo mandaluyong citiland http://www.flickr.com/photos/54255779@N08/9079541819/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/54255779@N08/">Xtian Bederico</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/54255779@N08/9079541819/" title="ADB Avenue"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3672/9079541819_dce84d218e_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="ADB Avenue" /></a></p> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 18:33:53 -0700 2013-06-19T08:03:20-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Xtian Bederico) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/9079541819 14.5885 121.0595 14.5885 121.0595 1190910 ADB Avenue Xtian Bederico street urban tower skyline corporate drive construction asia metro philippines center manila lancaster shaw adb ortigas bdo mandaluyong citiland http://www.flickr.com/photos/truckdriver_968/9081448466/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/truckdriver_968/">Trucker....Steve</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/truckdriver_968/9081448466/" title="West bound I 10"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7365/9081448466_85f3450d29_m.jpg" width="180" height="240" alt="West bound I 10" /></a></p> <p>It was a windows down kind of morning.</p> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:33:18 -0700 2013-06-18T06:57:15-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Trucker....Steve) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/9081448466 31.1005 -104.047 31.1005 -104.047 12590201 West bound I 10 <p>It was a windows down kind of morning.</p> Trucker....Steve morning work drive iphone uploaded:by=flickrmobile flickriosapp:filter=nofilter http://www.flickr.com/photos/shotzy/9081110172/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/shotzy/">shotzy</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/shotzy/9081110172/" title="Switchbacks of Zion National Park"><img src="http://farm3.staticflickr.com/2835/9081110172_9995367f90_m.jpg" width="240" height="161" alt="Switchbacks of Zion National Park" /></a></p> <p>Zion NP has the greatest switchbacks to drive. They twisted over and over and over again.<br /> <br /> © All Rights Reserved - No Usage Allowed in Any Form Without the Written Consent of Gail Shotlander (aka shotzy)</p> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:30:44 -0700 2013-04-29T14:56:25-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (shotzy) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/9081110172 37.211897 -112.95602 37.211897 -112.95602 2515009 Switchbacks of Zion National Park <p>Zion NP has the greatest switchbacks to drive. They twisted over and over and over again.<br /> <br /> © All Rights Reserved - No Usage Allowed in Any Form Without the Written Consent of Gail Shotlander (aka shotzy)</p> shotzy road park tourism drive utah scenic national zion switchback http://www.flickr.com/photos/zacerin/9076329970/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/zacerin/">ZACERIN</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/zacerin/9076329970/" title="YELLOW DUCKMARINE, ALBERT DOCK, LIVERPOOL, MERSEYSIDE, ENGLAND."><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3816/9076329970_4270c7e5a3_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="YELLOW DUCKMARINE, ALBERT DOCK, LIVERPOOL, MERSEYSIDE, ENGLAND." /></a></p> <p>THE YELLOW DUCK MARINE OR OFFICIALLY CALLED DUKW WAS DESIGNED TO MEET A WORLD WAR II NEED TO MOVE MEN AND MATERIALS ASHORE WHERE NO PORT FACILITIES EXISTED. IT IS BASED AROUND THE UBIQUITOUS GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION CCKW 2.5TON 6X6 ARMY TRUCK, DUKW PRODUCTION TOTALLED OVER 21,000 BETWEEN 1942 AND 1945.<br /> OPERATIONAL USE IN EUROPE COMMENCED IN 1943 WITH THE INVASION OF SICILY WHERE DURING THE EARLY DAYS 90% OF ALL SUPPLIES CAME IN BY DUKW. FROM D-DAY AND DURING THE FIRST 4 MONTHS OF THE NORMANDY CAMPAIGN, 40% OF OVER-BEACH SUPPLIES WERE DUKW BORNE. DUKWS CONTINUED IN SERVICE AFTER THE WAR WITH MANY ARMIES - THE BRITISH FINALLY RETIRING THEIRS IN 1974. DUKW IS A US ARMY ACRONYM MEANING D = 1942, U = UTILITY OR AMPHIBIOUS, K = 6 WHEEL DRIVE AND W = TWIN REAR AXLES. THE VEHICLES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AFFECTIONATELY REFERRED TO AS ‘DUCKS’. OF THOSE BUILT, BETWEEN 700 AND 1,000 ARE THOUGHT TO STILL EXIST.<br /> ALL DUKW CHASSIS NUMBERS START WITH 353. THE YELLOW DUCK MARINE VEHICLES ARE NAMED ‘WACKER QUACKER 1’ AND ‘WACKER QUACKER 2’ AND THERE NUMBERS ARE 35319572 AND 35320332.THEY ARE CURRENTLY RESEARCHING THEIR HISTORY OF THE VEHICLES, BUT THEY KNOW THAT “WACKER QUACKER 1” WAS ONCE OWNED BY BP AND SPENT A NUMBER OF YEARS OPERATING IN ABERDEEN HARBOUR. IT THEN WENT TO AN ARMY MUSEUM IN SCOTLAND BUT WAS NEVER PUT ON DISPLAY. IT WAS PURCHASED BY MR REX WARD A FEW YEARS AGO AND RESTORED TO SHOW CONDITION. THEY WERE PURCHASED IN 2000 AND UPDATED AND CONVERTED IT TO THE CONFIGURATION YOU SEE IT IN TODAY.</p> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:02:53 -0700 2013-06-02T15:09:39-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (ZACERIN) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/9076329970 53.399579 -2.989783 53.399579 -2.989783 20094284 YELLOW DUCKMARINE, ALBERT DOCK, LIVERPOOL, MERSEYSIDE, ENGLAND. <p>THE YELLOW DUCK MARINE OR OFFICIALLY CALLED DUKW WAS DESIGNED TO MEET A WORLD WAR II NEED TO MOVE MEN AND MATERIALS ASHORE WHERE NO PORT FACILITIES EXISTED. IT IS BASED AROUND THE UBIQUITOUS GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION CCKW 2.5TON 6X6 ARMY TRUCK, DUKW PRODUCTION TOTALLED OVER 21,000 BETWEEN 1942 AND 1945.<br /> OPERATIONAL USE IN EUROPE COMMENCED IN 1943 WITH THE INVASION OF SICILY WHERE DURING THE EARLY DAYS 90% OF ALL SUPPLIES CAME IN BY DUKW. FROM D-DAY AND DURING THE FIRST 4 MONTHS OF THE NORMANDY CAMPAIGN, 40% OF OVER-BEACH SUPPLIES WERE DUKW BORNE. DUKWS CONTINUED IN SERVICE AFTER THE WAR WITH MANY ARMIES - THE BRITISH FINALLY RETIRING THEIRS IN 1974. DUKW IS A US ARMY ACRONYM MEANING D = 1942, U = UTILITY OR AMPHIBIOUS, K = 6 WHEEL DRIVE AND W = TWIN REAR AXLES. THE VEHICLES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AFFECTIONATELY REFERRED TO AS ‘DUCKS’. OF THOSE BUILT, BETWEEN 700 AND 1,000 ARE THOUGHT TO STILL EXIST.<br /> ALL DUKW CHASSIS NUMBERS START WITH 353. THE YELLOW DUCK MARINE VEHICLES ARE NAMED ‘WACKER QUACKER 1’ AND ‘WACKER QUACKER 2’ AND THERE NUMBERS ARE 35319572 AND 35320332.THEY ARE CURRENTLY RESEARCHING THEIR HISTORY OF THE VEHICLES, BUT THEY KNOW THAT “WACKER QUACKER 1” WAS ONCE OWNED BY BP AND SPENT A NUMBER OF YEARS OPERATING IN ABERDEEN HARBOUR. IT THEN WENT TO AN ARMY MUSEUM IN SCOTLAND BUT WAS NEVER PUT ON DISPLAY. IT WAS PURCHASED BY MR REX WARD A FEW YEARS AGO AND RESTORED TO SHOW CONDITION. THEY WERE PURCHASED IN 2000 AND UPDATED AND CONVERTED IT TO THE CONFIGURATION YOU SEE IT IN TODAY.</p> ZACERIN wheel paul drive war x ii” amphibious “world drive” “yellow “albert photography” “6 “chris vehicles” landing” vehicle” dock” newman” “yellow” “england” “liverpool” “amphibious “normandy “merseyside” “zacerin” “chrisopher http://www.flickr.com/photos/zacerin/9074108105/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/zacerin/">ZACERIN</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/zacerin/9074108105/" title="YELLOW DUCKMARINE, ALBERT DOCK, LIVERPOOL, MERSEYSIDE, ENGLAND."><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7328/9074108105_edf418734d_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="YELLOW DUCKMARINE, ALBERT DOCK, LIVERPOOL, MERSEYSIDE, ENGLAND." /></a></p> <p>THE YELLOW DUCK MARINE OR OFFICIALLY CALLED DUKW WAS DESIGNED TO MEET A WORLD WAR II NEED TO MOVE MEN AND MATERIALS ASHORE WHERE NO PORT FACILITIES EXISTED. IT IS BASED AROUND THE UBIQUITOUS GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION CCKW 2.5TON 6X6 ARMY TRUCK, DUKW PRODUCTION TOTALLED OVER 21,000 BETWEEN 1942 AND 1945.<br /> OPERATIONAL USE IN EUROPE COMMENCED IN 1943 WITH THE INVASION OF SICILY WHERE DURING THE EARLY DAYS 90% OF ALL SUPPLIES CAME IN BY DUKW. FROM D-DAY AND DURING THE FIRST 4 MONTHS OF THE NORMANDY CAMPAIGN, 40% OF OVER-BEACH SUPPLIES WERE DUKW BORNE. DUKWS CONTINUED IN SERVICE AFTER THE WAR WITH MANY ARMIES - THE BRITISH FINALLY RETIRING THEIRS IN 1974. DUKW IS A US ARMY ACRONYM MEANING D = 1942, U = UTILITY OR AMPHIBIOUS, K = 6 WHEEL DRIVE AND W = TWIN REAR AXLES. THE VEHICLES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AFFECTIONATELY REFERRED TO AS ‘DUCKS’. OF THOSE BUILT, BETWEEN 700 AND 1,000 ARE THOUGHT TO STILL EXIST.<br /> ALL DUKW CHASSIS NUMBERS START WITH 353. THE YELLOW DUCK MARINE VEHICLES ARE NAMED ‘WACKER QUACKER 1’ AND ‘WACKER QUACKER 2’ AND THERE NUMBERS ARE 35319572 AND 35320332.THEY ARE CURRENTLY RESEARCHING THEIR HISTORY OF THE VEHICLES, BUT THEY KNOW THAT “WACKER QUACKER 1” WAS ONCE OWNED BY BP AND SPENT A NUMBER OF YEARS OPERATING IN ABERDEEN HARBOUR. IT THEN WENT TO AN ARMY MUSEUM IN SCOTLAND BUT WAS NEVER PUT ON DISPLAY. IT WAS PURCHASED BY MR REX WARD A FEW YEARS AGO AND RESTORED TO SHOW CONDITION. THEY WERE PURCHASED IN 2000 AND UPDATED AND CONVERTED IT TO THE CONFIGURATION YOU SEE IT IN TODAY.</p> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:02:53 -0700 2013-06-02T15:08:33-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (ZACERIN) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/9074108105 53.399579 -2.989847 53.399579 -2.989847 20094284 YELLOW DUCKMARINE, ALBERT DOCK, LIVERPOOL, MERSEYSIDE, ENGLAND. <p>THE YELLOW DUCK MARINE OR OFFICIALLY CALLED DUKW WAS DESIGNED TO MEET A WORLD WAR II NEED TO MOVE MEN AND MATERIALS ASHORE WHERE NO PORT FACILITIES EXISTED. IT IS BASED AROUND THE UBIQUITOUS GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION CCKW 2.5TON 6X6 ARMY TRUCK, DUKW PRODUCTION TOTALLED OVER 21,000 BETWEEN 1942 AND 1945.<br /> OPERATIONAL USE IN EUROPE COMMENCED IN 1943 WITH THE INVASION OF SICILY WHERE DURING THE EARLY DAYS 90% OF ALL SUPPLIES CAME IN BY DUKW. FROM D-DAY AND DURING THE FIRST 4 MONTHS OF THE NORMANDY CAMPAIGN, 40% OF OVER-BEACH SUPPLIES WERE DUKW BORNE. DUKWS CONTINUED IN SERVICE AFTER THE WAR WITH MANY ARMIES - THE BRITISH FINALLY RETIRING THEIRS IN 1974. DUKW IS A US ARMY ACRONYM MEANING D = 1942, U = UTILITY OR AMPHIBIOUS, K = 6 WHEEL DRIVE AND W = TWIN REAR AXLES. THE VEHICLES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AFFECTIONATELY REFERRED TO AS ‘DUCKS’. OF THOSE BUILT, BETWEEN 700 AND 1,000 ARE THOUGHT TO STILL EXIST.<br /> ALL DUKW CHASSIS NUMBERS START WITH 353. THE YELLOW DUCK MARINE VEHICLES ARE NAMED ‘WACKER QUACKER 1’ AND ‘WACKER QUACKER 2’ AND THERE NUMBERS ARE 35319572 AND 35320332.THEY ARE CURRENTLY RESEARCHING THEIR HISTORY OF THE VEHICLES, BUT THEY KNOW THAT “WACKER QUACKER 1” WAS ONCE OWNED BY BP AND SPENT A NUMBER OF YEARS OPERATING IN ABERDEEN HARBOUR. IT THEN WENT TO AN ARMY MUSEUM IN SCOTLAND BUT WAS NEVER PUT ON DISPLAY. IT WAS PURCHASED BY MR REX WARD A FEW YEARS AGO AND RESTORED TO SHOW CONDITION. THEY WERE PURCHASED IN 2000 AND UPDATED AND CONVERTED IT TO THE CONFIGURATION YOU SEE IT IN TODAY.</p> ZACERIN wheel paul drive war x ii” amphibious “world drive” “yellow “albert photography” “6 “chris vehicles” landing” vehicle” dock” newman” “yellow” “england” “liverpool” “amphibious “normandy “merseyside” “zacerin” “chrisopher http://www.flickr.com/photos/zacerin/9076315596/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/zacerin/">ZACERIN</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/zacerin/9076315596/" title="YELLOW DUCKMARINE, ALBERT DOCK, LIVERPOOL, MERSEYSIDE, ENGLAND."><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3828/9076315596_c02ae6381e_m.jpg" width="160" height="240" alt="YELLOW DUCKMARINE, ALBERT DOCK, LIVERPOOL, MERSEYSIDE, ENGLAND." /></a></p> <p>THE YELLOW DUCK MARINE OR OFFICIALLY CALLED DUKW WAS DESIGNED TO MEET A WORLD WAR II NEED TO MOVE MEN AND MATERIALS ASHORE WHERE NO PORT FACILITIES EXISTED. IT IS BASED AROUND THE UBIQUITOUS GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION CCKW 2.5TON 6X6 ARMY TRUCK, DUKW PRODUCTION TOTALLED OVER 21,000 BETWEEN 1942 AND 1945.<br /> OPERATIONAL USE IN EUROPE COMMENCED IN 1943 WITH THE INVASION OF SICILY WHERE DURING THE EARLY DAYS 90% OF ALL SUPPLIES CAME IN BY DUKW. FROM D-DAY AND DURING THE FIRST 4 MONTHS OF THE NORMANDY CAMPAIGN, 40% OF OVER-BEACH SUPPLIES WERE DUKW BORNE. DUKWS CONTINUED IN SERVICE AFTER THE WAR WITH MANY ARMIES - THE BRITISH FINALLY RETIRING THEIRS IN 1974. DUKW IS A US ARMY ACRONYM MEANING D = 1942, U = UTILITY OR AMPHIBIOUS, K = 6 WHEEL DRIVE AND W = TWIN REAR AXLES. THE VEHICLES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AFFECTIONATELY REFERRED TO AS ‘DUCKS’. OF THOSE BUILT, BETWEEN 700 AND 1,000 ARE THOUGHT TO STILL EXIST.<br /> ALL DUKW CHASSIS NUMBERS START WITH 353. THE YELLOW DUCK MARINE VEHICLES ARE NAMED ‘WACKER QUACKER 1’ AND ‘WACKER QUACKER 2’ AND THERE NUMBERS ARE 35319572 AND 35320332.THEY ARE CURRENTLY RESEARCHING THEIR HISTORY OF THE VEHICLES, BUT THEY KNOW THAT “WACKER QUACKER 1” WAS ONCE OWNED BY BP AND SPENT A NUMBER OF YEARS OPERATING IN ABERDEEN HARBOUR. IT THEN WENT TO AN ARMY MUSEUM IN SCOTLAND BUT WAS NEVER PUT ON DISPLAY. IT WAS PURCHASED BY MR REX WARD A FEW YEARS AGO AND RESTORED TO SHOW CONDITION. THEY WERE PURCHASED IN 2000 AND UPDATED AND CONVERTED IT TO THE CONFIGURATION YOU SEE IT IN TODAY.</p> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:02:54 -0700 2013-06-02T15:10:50-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (ZACERIN) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/9076315596 53.399659 -2.989075 53.399659 -2.989075 20094284 YELLOW DUCKMARINE, ALBERT DOCK, LIVERPOOL, MERSEYSIDE, ENGLAND. <p>THE YELLOW DUCK MARINE OR OFFICIALLY CALLED DUKW WAS DESIGNED TO MEET A WORLD WAR II NEED TO MOVE MEN AND MATERIALS ASHORE WHERE NO PORT FACILITIES EXISTED. IT IS BASED AROUND THE UBIQUITOUS GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION CCKW 2.5TON 6X6 ARMY TRUCK, DUKW PRODUCTION TOTALLED OVER 21,000 BETWEEN 1942 AND 1945.<br /> OPERATIONAL USE IN EUROPE COMMENCED IN 1943 WITH THE INVASION OF SICILY WHERE DURING THE EARLY DAYS 90% OF ALL SUPPLIES CAME IN BY DUKW. FROM D-DAY AND DURING THE FIRST 4 MONTHS OF THE NORMANDY CAMPAIGN, 40% OF OVER-BEACH SUPPLIES WERE DUKW BORNE. DUKWS CONTINUED IN SERVICE AFTER THE WAR WITH MANY ARMIES - THE BRITISH FINALLY RETIRING THEIRS IN 1974. DUKW IS A US ARMY ACRONYM MEANING D = 1942, U = UTILITY OR AMPHIBIOUS, K = 6 WHEEL DRIVE AND W = TWIN REAR AXLES. THE VEHICLES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AFFECTIONATELY REFERRED TO AS ‘DUCKS’. OF THOSE BUILT, BETWEEN 700 AND 1,000 ARE THOUGHT TO STILL EXIST.<br /> ALL DUKW CHASSIS NUMBERS START WITH 353. THE YELLOW DUCK MARINE VEHICLES ARE NAMED ‘WACKER QUACKER 1’ AND ‘WACKER QUACKER 2’ AND THERE NUMBERS ARE 35319572 AND 35320332.THEY ARE CURRENTLY RESEARCHING THEIR HISTORY OF THE VEHICLES, BUT THEY KNOW THAT “WACKER QUACKER 1” WAS ONCE OWNED BY BP AND SPENT A NUMBER OF YEARS OPERATING IN ABERDEEN HARBOUR. IT THEN WENT TO AN ARMY MUSEUM IN SCOTLAND BUT WAS NEVER PUT ON DISPLAY. IT WAS PURCHASED BY MR REX WARD A FEW YEARS AGO AND RESTORED TO SHOW CONDITION. THEY WERE PURCHASED IN 2000 AND UPDATED AND CONVERTED IT TO THE CONFIGURATION YOU SEE IT IN TODAY.</p> ZACERIN wheel paul drive war x ii” amphibious “world drive” “yellow “albert photography” “6 “chris vehicles” landing” vehicle” dock” newman” “yellow” “england” “liverpool” “amphibious “normandy “merseyside” “zacerin” “wacker “6x6 http://www.flickr.com/photos/zacerin/9076348212/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/zacerin/">ZACERIN</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/zacerin/9076348212/" title="YELLOW DUCKMARINE, ALBERT DOCK, LIVERPOOL, MERSEYSIDE, ENGLAND."><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7390/9076348212_c14fb1bda7_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="YELLOW DUCKMARINE, ALBERT DOCK, LIVERPOOL, MERSEYSIDE, ENGLAND." /></a></p> <p>THE YELLOW DUCK MARINE OR OFFICIALLY CALLED DUKW WAS DESIGNED TO MEET A WORLD WAR II NEED TO MOVE MEN AND MATERIALS ASHORE WHERE NO PORT FACILITIES EXISTED. IT IS BASED AROUND THE UBIQUITOUS GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION CCKW 2.5TON 6X6 ARMY TRUCK, DUKW PRODUCTION TOTALLED OVER 21,000 BETWEEN 1942 AND 1945.<br /> OPERATIONAL USE IN EUROPE COMMENCED IN 1943 WITH THE INVASION OF SICILY WHERE DURING THE EARLY DAYS 90% OF ALL SUPPLIES CAME IN BY DUKW. FROM D-DAY AND DURING THE FIRST 4 MONTHS OF THE NORMANDY CAMPAIGN, 40% OF OVER-BEACH SUPPLIES WERE DUKW BORNE. DUKWS CONTINUED IN SERVICE AFTER THE WAR WITH MANY ARMIES - THE BRITISH FINALLY RETIRING THEIRS IN 1974. DUKW IS A US ARMY ACRONYM MEANING D = 1942, U = UTILITY OR AMPHIBIOUS, K = 6 WHEEL DRIVE AND W = TWIN REAR AXLES. THE VEHICLES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AFFECTIONATELY REFERRED TO AS ‘DUCKS’. OF THOSE BUILT, BETWEEN 700 AND 1,000 ARE THOUGHT TO STILL EXIST.<br /> ALL DUKW CHASSIS NUMBERS START WITH 353. THE YELLOW DUCK MARINE VEHICLES ARE NAMED ‘WACKER QUACKER 1’ AND ‘WACKER QUACKER 2’ AND THERE NUMBERS ARE 35319572 AND 35320332.THEY ARE CURRENTLY RESEARCHING THEIR HISTORY OF THE VEHICLES, BUT THEY KNOW THAT “WACKER QUACKER 1” WAS ONCE OWNED BY BP AND SPENT A NUMBER OF YEARS OPERATING IN ABERDEEN HARBOUR. IT THEN WENT TO AN ARMY MUSEUM IN SCOTLAND BUT WAS NEVER PUT ON DISPLAY. IT WAS PURCHASED BY MR REX WARD A FEW YEARS AGO AND RESTORED TO SHOW CONDITION. THEY WERE PURCHASED IN 2000 AND UPDATED AND CONVERTED IT TO THE CONFIGURATION YOU SEE IT IN TODAY.</p> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:02:52 -0700 2013-06-02T15:08:24-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (ZACERIN) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/9076348212 53.399566 -2.989611 53.399566 -2.989611 20094284 YELLOW DUCKMARINE, ALBERT DOCK, LIVERPOOL, MERSEYSIDE, ENGLAND. <p>THE YELLOW DUCK MARINE OR OFFICIALLY CALLED DUKW WAS DESIGNED TO MEET A WORLD WAR II NEED TO MOVE MEN AND MATERIALS ASHORE WHERE NO PORT FACILITIES EXISTED. IT IS BASED AROUND THE UBIQUITOUS GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION CCKW 2.5TON 6X6 ARMY TRUCK, DUKW PRODUCTION TOTALLED OVER 21,000 BETWEEN 1942 AND 1945.<br /> OPERATIONAL USE IN EUROPE COMMENCED IN 1943 WITH THE INVASION OF SICILY WHERE DURING THE EARLY DAYS 90% OF ALL SUPPLIES CAME IN BY DUKW. FROM D-DAY AND DURING THE FIRST 4 MONTHS OF THE NORMANDY CAMPAIGN, 40% OF OVER-BEACH SUPPLIES WERE DUKW BORNE. DUKWS CONTINUED IN SERVICE AFTER THE WAR WITH MANY ARMIES - THE BRITISH FINALLY RETIRING THEIRS IN 1974. DUKW IS A US ARMY ACRONYM MEANING D = 1942, U = UTILITY OR AMPHIBIOUS, K = 6 WHEEL DRIVE AND W = TWIN REAR AXLES. THE VEHICLES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AFFECTIONATELY REFERRED TO AS ‘DUCKS’. OF THOSE BUILT, BETWEEN 700 AND 1,000 ARE THOUGHT TO STILL EXIST.<br /> ALL DUKW CHASSIS NUMBERS START WITH 353. THE YELLOW DUCK MARINE VEHICLES ARE NAMED ‘WACKER QUACKER 1’ AND ‘WACKER QUACKER 2’ AND THERE NUMBERS ARE 35319572 AND 35320332.THEY ARE CURRENTLY RESEARCHING THEIR HISTORY OF THE VEHICLES, BUT THEY KNOW THAT “WACKER QUACKER 1” WAS ONCE OWNED BY BP AND SPENT A NUMBER OF YEARS OPERATING IN ABERDEEN HARBOUR. IT THEN WENT TO AN ARMY MUSEUM IN SCOTLAND BUT WAS NEVER PUT ON DISPLAY. IT WAS PURCHASED BY MR REX WARD A FEW YEARS AGO AND RESTORED TO SHOW CONDITION. THEY WERE PURCHASED IN 2000 AND UPDATED AND CONVERTED IT TO THE CONFIGURATION YOU SEE IT IN TODAY.</p> ZACERIN wheel paul drive war x ii” amphibious “world drive” “yellow “albert photography” “6 “chris vehicles” landing” vehicle” dock” newman” “yellow” “england” “liverpool” “amphibious “normandy “merseyside” “zacerin” duckmarine” quacker” “dukw” “6x6 http://www.flickr.com/photos/zacerin/9074093267/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/zacerin/">ZACERIN</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/zacerin/9074093267/" title="YELLOW DUCKMARINE, ALBERT DOCK, LIVERPOOL, MERSEYSIDE, ENGLAND."><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5541/9074093267_0b1f80f71d_m.jpg" width="240" height="160" alt="YELLOW DUCKMARINE, ALBERT DOCK, LIVERPOOL, MERSEYSIDE, ENGLAND." /></a></p> <p>THE YELLOW DUCK MARINE OR OFFICIALLY CALLED DUKW WAS DESIGNED TO MEET A WORLD WAR II NEED TO MOVE MEN AND MATERIALS ASHORE WHERE NO PORT FACILITIES EXISTED. IT IS BASED AROUND THE UBIQUITOUS GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION CCKW 2.5TON 6X6 ARMY TRUCK, DUKW PRODUCTION TOTALLED OVER 21,000 BETWEEN 1942 AND 1945.<br /> OPERATIONAL USE IN EUROPE COMMENCED IN 1943 WITH THE INVASION OF SICILY WHERE DURING THE EARLY DAYS 90% OF ALL SUPPLIES CAME IN BY DUKW. FROM D-DAY AND DURING THE FIRST 4 MONTHS OF THE NORMANDY CAMPAIGN, 40% OF OVER-BEACH SUPPLIES WERE DUKW BORNE. DUKWS CONTINUED IN SERVICE AFTER THE WAR WITH MANY ARMIES - THE BRITISH FINALLY RETIRING THEIRS IN 1974. DUKW IS A US ARMY ACRONYM MEANING D = 1942, U = UTILITY OR AMPHIBIOUS, K = 6 WHEEL DRIVE AND W = TWIN REAR AXLES. THE VEHICLES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AFFECTIONATELY REFERRED TO AS ‘DUCKS’. OF THOSE BUILT, BETWEEN 700 AND 1,000 ARE THOUGHT TO STILL EXIST.<br /> ALL DUKW CHASSIS NUMBERS START WITH 353. THE YELLOW DUCK MARINE VEHICLES ARE NAMED ‘WACKER QUACKER 1’ AND ‘WACKER QUACKER 2’ AND THERE NUMBERS ARE 35319572 AND 35320332.THEY ARE CURRENTLY RESEARCHING THEIR HISTORY OF THE VEHICLES, BUT THEY KNOW THAT “WACKER QUACKER 1” WAS ONCE OWNED BY BP AND SPENT A NUMBER OF YEARS OPERATING IN ABERDEEN HARBOUR. IT THEN WENT TO AN ARMY MUSEUM IN SCOTLAND BUT WAS NEVER PUT ON DISPLAY. IT WAS PURCHASED BY MR REX WARD A FEW YEARS AGO AND RESTORED TO SHOW CONDITION. THEY WERE PURCHASED IN 2000 AND UPDATED AND CONVERTED IT TO THE CONFIGURATION YOU SEE IT IN TODAY.</p> Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:02:54 -0700 2013-06-02T15:09:50-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (ZACERIN) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/9074093267 53.399566 -2.989826 53.399566 -2.989826 20094284 YELLOW DUCKMARINE, ALBERT DOCK, LIVERPOOL, MERSEYSIDE, ENGLAND. <p>THE YELLOW DUCK MARINE OR OFFICIALLY CALLED DUKW WAS DESIGNED TO MEET A WORLD WAR II NEED TO MOVE MEN AND MATERIALS ASHORE WHERE NO PORT FACILITIES EXISTED. IT IS BASED AROUND THE UBIQUITOUS GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION CCKW 2.5TON 6X6 ARMY TRUCK, DUKW PRODUCTION TOTALLED OVER 21,000 BETWEEN 1942 AND 1945.<br /> OPERATIONAL USE IN EUROPE COMMENCED IN 1943 WITH THE INVASION OF SICILY WHERE DURING THE EARLY DAYS 90% OF ALL SUPPLIES CAME IN BY DUKW. FROM D-DAY AND DURING THE FIRST 4 MONTHS OF THE NORMANDY CAMPAIGN, 40% OF OVER-BEACH SUPPLIES WERE DUKW BORNE. DUKWS CONTINUED IN SERVICE AFTER THE WAR WITH MANY ARMIES - THE BRITISH FINALLY RETIRING THEIRS IN 1974. DUKW IS A US ARMY ACRONYM MEANING D = 1942, U = UTILITY OR AMPHIBIOUS, K = 6 WHEEL DRIVE AND W = TWIN REAR AXLES. THE VEHICLES HAVE ALWAYS BEEN AFFECTIONATELY REFERRED TO AS ‘DUCKS’. OF THOSE BUILT, BETWEEN 700 AND 1,000 ARE THOUGHT TO STILL EXIST.<br /> ALL DUKW CHASSIS NUMBERS START WITH 353. THE YELLOW DUCK MARINE VEHICLES ARE NAMED ‘WACKER QUACKER 1’ AND ‘WACKER QUACKER 2’ AND THERE NUMBERS ARE 35319572 AND 35320332.THEY ARE CURRENTLY RESEARCHING THEIR HISTORY OF THE VEHICLES, BUT THEY KNOW THAT “WACKER QUACKER 1” WAS ONCE OWNED BY BP AND SPENT A NUMBER OF YEARS OPERATING IN ABERDEEN HARBOUR. IT THEN WENT TO AN ARMY MUSEUM IN SCOTLAND BUT WAS NEVER PUT ON DISPLAY. IT WAS PURCHASED BY MR REX WARD A FEW YEARS AGO AND RESTORED TO SHOW CONDITION. THEY WERE PURCHASED IN 2000 AND UPDATED AND CONVERTED IT TO THE CONFIGURATION YOU SEE IT IN TODAY.</p> ZACERIN wheel paul drive war x ii” amphibious “world drive” “yellow “albert photography” “6 “chris vehicles” landing” vehicle” dock” newman” “yellow” “england” “liverpool” “amphibious “normandy “merseyside” “zacerin” http://www.flickr.com/photos/cadrin92/9073606380/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/cadrin92/">Tom Cadrin</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/cadrin92/9073606380/" title=""><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3701/9073606380_d0894b4228_m.jpg" width="240" height="180" alt="" /></a></p> <p>todays sunset was amazing <br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/tomcadrinphoto" rel="nofollow">facebook</a> <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/tomcadrin" rel="nofollow">prints</a> <a href="http://tomcadrin.tumblr.com" rel="nofollow">tumblr</a> <a href="http://www.tomcadrin.com" rel="nofollow">website</a></p> Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:11:28 -0700 2013-06-17T20:54:16-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (Tom Cadrin) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/9073606380 42.40058 -71.687523 42.40058 -71.687523 2381772 <p>todays sunset was amazing <br /> <br /> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/tomcadrinphoto" rel="nofollow">facebook</a> <a href="http://www.redbubble.com/people/tomcadrin" rel="nofollow">prints</a> <a href="http://tomcadrin.tumblr.com" rel="nofollow">tumblr</a> <a href="http://www.tomcadrin.com" rel="nofollow">website</a></p> Tom Cadrin flickriosapp:filter=nofilter uploaded:by=flickrmobile sunset iphone 5 film 35mm grain dream dreamy magic summer awesome vsco cam vscocam app tech photography tom cadrin 2013 june hot humid cool car drive window orange red bright colors vibrant sun live laugh love travel http://www.flickr.com/photos/monilague/9060059766/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/monilague/">monilague</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/monilague/9060059766/" title="Ocean Drive, Parc Acadia"><img src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7430/9060059766_3abbd48348_m.jpg" width="173" height="240" alt="Ocean Drive, Parc Acadia" /></a></p> <p>Ocean Drive, Acadia Park, Maine</p> Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:16:15 -0700 2013-06-13T13:30:40-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (monilague) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/9060059766 44.322456 -68.186874 44.322456 -68.186874 2466785 Ocean Drive, Parc Acadia <p>Ocean Drive, Acadia Park, Maine</p> monilague nuage nuageux cloud cloudy mer ocean drive pine sapin conière roche rocher rocks ciel sky day jour maine usa http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasoncameron/9068908872/ <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/jasoncameron/">JasonCameron</a> posted a photo:</p> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jasoncameron/9068908872/" title="Timpanooke Meadow"><img src="http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3700/9068908872_8d6962e335_m.jpg" width="240" height="172" alt="Timpanooke Meadow" /></a></p> <p>Timpanooke road, Utah.</p> Mon, 17 Jun 2013 09:17:11 -0700 2013-06-16T00:37:15-08:00 nobody@flickr.com (JasonCameron) tag:flickr.com,2004:/photo/9068908872 40.385814 -111.685048 40.385814 -111.685048 55861244 Timpanooke Meadow <p>Timpanooke road, Utah.</p> JasonCameron road summer green trek fun drive utah spring day ride jeep offroad 4x4 off trail timpanogos fathers timp jeeping timpanooke