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YES IT IS POSSIBLE to swim a DUKW across the English Channel ("La Manche" to
the French) BUT definitely NOT RECOMMENDED.
I believe it was Jack Tomlin who drove/swam his DUKW from England to France
for the D-Day 50th (?) Anniversary. Risky, silly etc. but he did it! I also
read that the French police and customs people were VERY upset as he did not
go through a proper customs clearing station and process! It's not nice to
fool with Mother Nature, or the French Police and Customs! They are not
noted for having a sense of humour, and they often carry sub-machineguns.
Ask the guys (Steve Greenberg?) in Oregon how if feels to have your DUKW
sinking. The had a cable attached and the current swung them broadside and
swamped the DUKW. Luckily the cable was secured to a ship's crane (?) and it
was enough to pull the soggy DUKW out of the water - veritcally.
Colin Macgregor Stevens
MVPA Member 954 (since 1977)
Editor MAPLE LEAF UP (Est. 1977) newsletter
of Western Command Military Vehicle Historical Society
Pitt Meadows, British Columbia, Canada
E-mail: colin@pacdat.net
Personal web site: http://bcoy1cpb.pacdat.net
1944 Willys MB
1942 BSA airborne bicycles (2)
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----- Original Message -----
From: <RKiser8375@aol.com>
To: Military Vehicles List <mil-veh@uller.skylee.com>
>Sent: Friday, April 07, 2000 10:51 AM... Just out of curiosity, would it be
possible to >drive a DUKW across the English Channel?
>
> Rob Kiser
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