Possible Army/RAF caravan?

[katebc76]

Hello everyone.

We've just "rescued" this caravan from a friend's farm, with a view to renovate it (quite a challenge, I know!).

He thought it might be an army or RAF caravan, but does anyone here know anything about it?

Many thanks.

 

[Beachball]

Hi katebc76 welcome to forum . someone on here will answer your question they are a great bunch on here...

 

[Jcloughie]

Hi, I just love the Ivy.

John

 

[Hutch]

Welcome to the forum,
It doesn't look like any RAF ones, from the 60's they were mostly squareish. ,
This could be an interesting thread.
When I finished my Apprenticeship at RAE Bedford, we had a caravan to take the free flight model of the MRCA, which turned into the Tornado, and it was a fully turned out workshop pulled by a short wheel base Landrover. Great times.

 

[Raywood]

Like Hutch I do think an army one would be more square in shape. It looks like something just post war but my knowledge of models of that time is poor.

 

[katebc76]

Thanks for your replies. I'm wondering if it might be a self-build as I can't find anything similar online.

I think the ivy definitely adds something!

 

[RogerL]

Those wheels look very big - somewhat like the inner wheel of a trucks rear set-up from when they all used twin rear wheels - so a self-build on a goods trailer looks possible.

 

[Parksy]

This is a model of a RAF dispersal caravan from the 1940s.
The caravans were used by ground crews to shelter from bad weather.
Edit:
An old abandoned army caravan now covered in graffiti

 

[Parksy]

The tow hitch on yours is unlikely to be military Kate.
Military towing hitches are of the ring and drop bolt type

 

[Thingy]

It doesn't look like any RAF ones

Agreed, its too well maintained.

Military towing hitches are of the ring and drop bolt type

The NATO ring.

Without seeing t'other side, it does have a look of an old WRVS tea shop. Have a quick shufty inside, see if you can find Flo and Doris.

 

[Buckman]

This is a model of a RAF dispersal caravan from the 1940s.

Looks like they had gas "lockers" way back in 1940 and then it was dropped?

 

[Thingy]

Looks like they had gas "lockers" way back in 1940 and then it was dropped?
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I was trying to figure out what that old hitch head is. Looks like a very old Bradley or maybe SPP.