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Photo of Modified Airport FC-170

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Bob spotted this photo of a FC-170 built for airports. It’s caption read “New for 1957”. Like the CJ-5 and Jeep Truck airport vehicles, this likely had dual tanks, possibly for water, de-ice or refuse. Here are more examples at the CJ-3B page: http://cj3b.info/Literature/AircraftSupport.html

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1946 Photo Showing Jeeps at Ashiya Base on eBay

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Makes you wonder what happened to these jeeps.

“US Army Air Force Photo—-
From Ed Austin 71st A.E.S. WWII 1946-47 postwar occupation of Japan Photo Album,
stationed at Fukuoka, Honsu Japan, Ashiya AAB Cantonment
Ashiya Army Air Base
nice photo size 3″ x 4 1/4″”

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Chasing the Uranium Dream in Utah

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Blaine spotted this great article on ‘hunting’ uranium in Utah. I’m sure there were many jeep used to explore southern Utah while chasing uranium, but finding pictures hasn’t been easy. This article written by Brett Huelen and published in the Canyon County Zephyr contains several jeep photos, along with some great stories from his time living in Southern Utah.

http://www.canyoncountryzephyr.com/2013/12/02/chasing-the-uranium-dream-moab-in-1955-remembered-by-brett-huelen/

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Brett Huelen and his brother Jeff’s sleeping arrangement at a claim with their 1951 Willys CJ-3A.

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