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 Author  Topic: Lend Lease Vospers Adriatic 1944
Arjan Wiskerke

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Post a Reply To This Topic    Reply With Quotes     Edit Message     View Profile of Arjan Wiskerke  Posted on: Jun 11, 2019 - 6:59am
Three US built Vospers MTB 295, MTB 297 and MTB 371 were involved in a special forces operation code named "Gradient" (some interesting pics) :

http://cfv.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=13&t=751&sid=cf6d2b7686cb398d421b8ca6d985c515


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Thanks Arjan, some interesting camo patterns I especially like the one on the "Mystery Vosper".


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Hi Jeff, as far as I can tell the camo scheme sported by MTB 295 and MTB 297 was quite unique. No doubt it was particularly designed for the type of operations these boats were involved in. According to Lt. Hugh Cassidy their camouflage was quite effective and they were never spotted by German reconnaissance planes. Of course tarps were also used to hide the boats.

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Thanks for the pointer! Great photo collection!


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Arjan Wiskerke

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This morning Rod sent me a pic of MTB 295's builder's plaque, no doubt a unique artifact :




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