GMC CCKW 353B

GMC CCKW 353B The liberation of Czechoslovakia, specifically its western part, by the American army in 1945 is in a series of photographs associated with jeeps, Sherman tanks and ... an inconspicuous workhorse, a three-axle GMC CCKW truck. It can be found in a number of photographs, not only from the city of Pilsen, but …

Zlin C 305

Zlin C 305 Aircraft of the Zlín Trenér series are today among the legends of the Czechoslovak aviation industry. The first Trenér, the Z 26, flew in 1947 and until 1974, when the last Trenér Z 726 left the production line in Otrokovice, 1457 machines of this series were built. Primarily intended for the military …

Jerrycan Wehrmacht WW2

Jerrycan Wehrmacht WW2 The Wehrmacht-Einheitskanister, as it was known in Germany, was first developed in 1937 by the Müller engineering firm in Schwelm to a design by their chief engineer Vinzenz Grünvogel. A similar design was used in 1936 during the Spanish Civil War, where they had a company logo for Ambi-Budd Presswerk GmbH. Among others, the Wehrmacht had specified that a …

Dodge WC 52

Dodge WC 52 This car is known as „Big Jeep“. Originally was made as a weapons carrier, specifically for heavy machine gun or light cannon, but it was eventually manufactured in many version. For example command car, light heavy, ambulance or radio car. During the Second world war was manufactured almost 400 thousands pieces of …

Avia BH 5

Avia BH 5 The plane was constructed according to the type BH-1, the first successful plane produced by the Avia Works. It was an all-wooden two-seat training, sports and messenger plane, which was bigger than BH-1, more solid and more sophisticated, in its aerodynamics and technology. It was designed for flying basic acrobatics. The BH-5 was the first Czechoslovak …

US ARMY WW2 Folding Bed

US ARMY WW2 Folding Bed

US Army Air Force Type A3 fuel trailer

US Army Air Force Type A3 fuel trailer You can follow the progress of work on our Type A3 fuel trailer here.

Airfield tanker Thompson Brothers P505

Airfield tanker Thompson Brothers P505 You can follow the progress of work on our Airfield tanker Thompson Brothers P505 here.

Aero C 104

Aero C 104 The Aero C-104 was the last biplane manufactured in series in Czechoslovakia. During WWII, the well-designed biplanes Bücker Bü 131 D Jungmann were manufactured by Aero Co. After the Second World War, some of the aircraft remained in Czechoslovakia and after liberation more were manufactured as C-4 types, equipped with the original …