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Three trucks, probably an International in front

I don't know where the U.S. Navy truck came from. Possibly from a small base in northern Oregon. It closed in 1962, so if this truck is newer than that, it's from somewhere else.
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Edward Bowthorpe said:

A lovely photograph dear Diane,eddie,xx
9 years ago ( translate )

Diane Putnam replied to Edward Bowthorpe:

Eddie, thank you very much! Glad you like these old trucks.
9 years ago

Léopold said:

Waiting for the coming cold season to try their winter tyres....
9 years ago

Diane Putnam replied to Léopold:

There tires are probably cracked by now, Leopold. : (
Thank you!
9 years ago

Pam J said:

I often wonder at the stories of things like these
9 years ago

Diane Putnam replied to Pam J:

I think the story is this: they broke down and it wasn't worth fixing such old ones, so the County bought new ones (this is a County storage yard). The odd thing is the yellow one, marked U.S. Navy. There is no Navy base anywhere in S. Oregon! I'm not sure there is one anywhere in the whole state.
9 years ago

Peter Van Lom said:

Three in a row..
Have a nice day.
9 years ago ( translate )

Diane Putnam replied to Peter Van Lom:

Hi, Peter - thanks.
9 years ago

Cheryl Beal said:

Correct!!
9 years ago

Diane Putnam replied to Cheryl Beal:

Yep, once more!
9 years ago ( translate )

Diana Australis said:

I like this very much, Diane...specially with the sprinkle of snow...
9 years ago

Diane Putnam replied to Diana Australis:

Thank you, Diana! That might be all we get - but, who knows...
9 years ago

slgwv said:

Maybe bought at a surplus auction?
9 years ago

Diane Putnam replied to slgwv:

That's what I was thinking. I wish there was someone to ask. Thanks for stopping by!
9 years ago

Don Barrett (aka DBs… said:

It's a late 50's or early 60's International Harvester. The Navy has a history of air fields in inland areas for use by Navy pilots who were training for coastal combat and bombing (Navy planes are/were used in the Middle East wars). Klamath airport was once labeled Naval Air Station Klamath Falls but that designation ended in the 40's. There is, though, continued association of the airport with Oregon Air National Guard and thus equipment that was associated with the airport might be labeled as Navy. I looked to see if the truck might have come from northern California, but that doesn't seem to be the case.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klamath_Falls_Airport
9 years ago