The GMC CCKW

Posted: **Wed Mar 04, 2009 7:21 pm**

I was going thru some Manuals and found this interesting photo in a manual titled Airborne operations - dated 1952. The CCKW is used to provide a mobile laoding platform for aircraft loading.

The Open Cab CCKW looks like it had a wood cargo body and the sides were removed for this special application. I think the 3/4 ton Dodge is about 6000 lbs. No problem for the faithful CCKW.

The 1952 date is also interesting.

Cat Man

Posted: **Wed Mar 04, 2009 11:26 pm**

Nice Jeff,

We will have to try that with Dr. Deuces crane and Ronzo's WC-51.

Bill

Posted: **Thu Mar 05, 2009 7:35 am**

I think Ronzo's WC would need to go on a diet.....

Annie can ONLY lift 6,000 lbs best case

Posted: **Sun Mar 08, 2009 8:17 pm**

If we only had a nice big Constallation cargo airplane with a loading hatch .................what a great display.

Cat Man

Posted: **Mon Mar 09, 2009 8:42 pm**

perhaps this photo is from that series , it shows a CCKW being ramp loaded into a flying box car C119? (think Flight of the Phoenix)

Posted: **Tue Mar 10, 2009 7:37 am**

"Annie" my CCKW-Schield-Bantam ABM51 prototype was suppose to "air transportable" in the early 50's...

The GMC CCKW

Loading Aircraft with CCKW

Loading Aircraft with CCKW

Aircraft loading