Standard Body Type 'C'

Mounted on Tasker short low-loading articulated trailer chassis.

Towed by Bedford OXC or Commer Q2 tractor units (see Group 3).  For chassis details see Group 6.

Trailer - Length - 30 ft 0 in; Width - 8 ft 6 in; Height - 8 ft 10 in;

Standard Body Type 'D' §

Construction - Timber framed, panelled externally in sheet metal, internally with hardboard.  Wooden canvas covered roof.  Floor, linoleum covered timber.

• Doors: - Full-width double door at the rear, provided with canvas black-out trap.  Single door in centre of left-hand side.  Emergency exit provided in centre of front end.
• Windows - Two sliding windows provided with black-out shutters fitted to each side.  Some bodies provided with skylights in roof.
• Ventilation - Two ventilation fans inside louvred weather-proof hoods fitted to the front bulkhead.  Louvred ventilator fitted to each side.

Towed by Bedford OXC tractor unit (see Group 3).  For chassis details

Trailer - Length - 22 ft 0 in; Width - 7 ft 6 in; Height - 9 ft 8 in;

Standard Body Type 'E' §

Construction - Hardwood framework, exterior panelled with either mild steel or aluminium sheet.  Interior panelled with hardboard.  Temperature insulation material is interposed between external and internal panels.  Linoleum covered hardwood floor.  Wooden slatted roof.  Steel ladder at left hand side of rear end.

• Doors: -Double doors at the rear, providing an opening 4 ft 2¾ in width and 4 ft 4½ in height.  The doors are fitted with a slam lock and a hash and staple and can be secured in the open position.
• Windows - A sliding type window is provided in each side and a fixed window in each door.  All windows are provided with black-outs.
• Ventilation - Louvred ventilators fitted to the top and rear ends.  The openings are provided with "hit-or-miss" type shutters and detachable insect-proof screens.
• External fittings - Four insulator blocks on roof.  Three cable connectors (two on left-hand side, one on right). Fixed steel ladder on rear of body at left-hand side to provide access to roof.  A carrier for one Jerrican is located under the floor at right-hand side.  A chain box is positioned under the floor in the left-hand front corner.

Variants - Differences between individual bodies may occur singly of in combinations as follows: -

1. Wheel-arch floor.
2. No roof ladder.
3. POL carrier at rear.

Mounted on Bedford MW, see Group 1

Standard Body Type 'F' §

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Construction - Steel framework, panelled externally with mild steel and internally with hardboard, temperature insulating material being interposed between hardboard and exterior of body.  Roof - ½ in T & G planking covered in canvas.  Catwalk on sides and rear end of roof.  Steel ladder at left hand side of rear end.  Floor - 7/8 in hardwood covered in linoleum.

• Doors: -Three-quarter length double opening doors at front of the left-hand side of the body. Double opening doors at the centre of rear end.  The opening is provided with a canvas black-out trap.
• Windows - Sliding windows with vertically sliding black-out shutters fitted at the front and sides.  Fixed window with black-out blinds in each rear door.
• Ventilation - Six insect-proof ventilators located as follows: -
  • Two, in the front end, one each side of the window.
  • Two, in the rear end, one each side of the double doors and in line with the windows.
  • One, in front left-hand side door.
  • One, in the right-hand side at the forward bottom corner.
  • Provision made for the fitting of extractor fans to the two ventilators at the rear end of the body.
• External fittings - 4 lifting eyes located one at each end of the wheel arches.  Four mast mounting points Three cable connectors (two on right side, one on left). POL carriers for two Jerricans of fuel and a one gallon oil can is situated under the rear end of the body on the left-hand side.  A toolbox is located under the rear of the body at the right-hand side.  A fixed step is located under the side doors and a folding step under the rear door, sliding under the body when not in use.
• Internal fittings - Suitable attachment points are provided to secure the various items of radio equipment it might carry.  A cupboard 4 ft 7½ in high, 2 ft 7¾ in long and 1 ft 3¾ in deep is fitted as standard equipment.  Its position varies according to the RVT for which the body has been equipped.  Provision is made for the fitting of a removable partition immediately forward of the wheel-arches.

Variants - Differences between individual bodies may occur singly of in combinations as follows: -

1. Additional quarter length door at bottom left hand side of rear end.
2. Additional half length door at bottom right hand side of rear end.
3. Single opening door at the rear end.
4. Fixed step at rear.
5. No step at left side.
6. Additional cable connectors or cable connectors in alternative positions.
7. No catwalk on roof or catwalk on sides of roof only.
8. Mushroom ventilators at front and rear ends.
9. Provision for aerial mast stowage on roof.
10. No light trap fitted.

Mounted on: -

1. Crossley, Fordson, Leyland or Austin, 3 ton, 6x4 chassis
2. Brockhouse and Eagle 5 ton 4 wheel trailer chassis (see Group 5)
3. Crossley 4x4 and Austin 6x4 chassis (Modified 'F' Body - Full width doors at rear)

1. 101, 109, 110, 111, 150, 153, 159, 161, 322, 367, 368, 415 & 432
2. 150
3. 100*, 411* & 412*

Standard Body Type 'I' §

Construction -  Hardwood framework, exterior panelled with aluminium sheet, interior (except floor, which is covered with linoleum) with hardboard, temperature insulating material being interposed between hardboard and exterior of body.  Centre support pillars under aerial mounting.  The roof is T & G planking, covered in canvas.  Catwalks on sides and rear end of roof.  Steel ladder at left hand side of rear end.

• Doors: - Double doors positioned off-centre to the left hand side of the at rear end. Door opening: 4 ft 0 in wide by 6 ft 5 in high.
• Windows - A single sliding window in each side of the body and a fixed window in centre of front bulkhead.  Black-out curtains fitted.
• Ventilation - Two insect-proof ventilators incorporating "hit-or-miss" type shutters and detachable insect-proof screens, located one in each side of the body.
• External fittings - Single cable connector over the wheel-arch at the left-hand side of the body.  Two Jerrican carriers and a single one gallon oil can carrier located under the floor.  Two chain carriers located under the body at the left-hand side.
• Internal fittings - A full width battery box is fitted to the front bulkhead.  Access to the interior of the box is through lockable doors in the side of the body or through doors in the side of the box inside the body.  The top of the box is covered in foam rubber and acts as a bunk.  A combined bench and cupboard is fitted to the right hand side of the body; the bench is cut away at its rear to form a stowage for the spare wheel.   A combined desk and cupboard positioned approximately in the centre of the floor.  Domestic equipment carried includes first aid outfit, cooking utensils, fire extinguisher, picks, shovels, etc.

Variants - Differences between individual bodies may occur singly of in combinations as follows: -

1. Rear doors positioned centrally.
2. No ladder to roof.
3. No catwalk on roof.
4. Louvred ventilators at front and rear.
5. Larger wheel-arches.
6. Windows in rear-doors.

Mounted on Commer Q2, see Group 1

Standard Body Type 'J'

Special fittings - 20 Gallon water tank, Petrol/Electric generating set and interior fittings to suit special RAF signals equipment.

Mounted on Bedford QL, 3 ton, 4x4 chassis. (see Group 2)

Signals Type 100, Modified 'F' Body, Austin, 3 ton, 6x4

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Signals Type 100, Modified 'F' Body, Crossley, 3 ton, 4x4

Signals Type 101, 'F' Body, 3 ton, 6x4

Signals Type 102, 'J' Body, 3 ton, 6x4

Signals Type 103, 'J' Body, 3 ton, 6x4

Signals Type 105, 'I' Body, Commer Q2, 15 cwt, 4x2

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Signals Type 106, 'J' Body, 3 ton, 4x4

Signals Type 107, 'E' Body, 15 cwt, 4x2

Signals Type 108,  'E' Body, 15 cwt, 4x2

Signals Type 109, 'F' Body, 3 ton, 6x4

Signals Type 110, 'F' Body, 3 ton, 6x4

Signals Type 111, 'F' Body, 3 ton, 6x4

Signals Type 150 on Austin,  3 ton, 6x4

Signals Type 150 on Brockhouse Mk II, 4 wheel trailer chassis

Signals Type 151, Non Standard Body on Brockhouse Mk II, 4 wheel trailer chassis

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Body - Length - 18 ft 3 in; Width - 7 ft 9 in; Height - 11 ft 1 in.

Signals Type 151, Non Standard Body on Eagle, 5 ton, 4 wheel trailer chassis

Signals Type 152, Standard Store Body on Eagle, 5 ton, 4 wheel trailer chassis

Signals Type 152, Standard Store Body on Brockhouse Mk II, 4 wheel trailer chassis

Signals Type 153, 'F' Body, 3 ton, 6x4

Signals Type 154, Non Standard Body on Brockhouse Mk II, 4 wheel trailer chassis

Signals Type 154, Non Standard Body on Eagle, 5 ton, 4 wheel trailer chassis

Signals Type 155, Non Standard Body on Eagle, 5 ton, 4 wheel trailer chassis

Signals Type 155, Non Standard Body on Brockhouse Mk II, 4 wheel trailer chassis

Signals Type 156, Non Standard Body on Eagle, 5 ton, 4 wheel trailer chassis

Signals Type 156, Non Standard Body on Brockhouse Mk II, 4 wheel trailer chassis

Signals Type 159, 'F' Body, 3 ton, 6x4

Signals Type 161, 'F' Body, 3 ton, 6x4

Signals Type 200, 'D' Body, Bedford-Scammell drop side trailer

Signals Type 201, 'D' Body, Bedford-Scammell drop side trailer

Signals Type 250, Non Standard Body on Brockhouse Mk II, 4 wheel trailer chassis

Signals Type 250, Non Standard Body on Eagle, 5 ton, 4 wheel trailer chassis

Signals Type 251, Non Standard Body on Brockhouse Mk II, 4 wheel trailer chassis

Signals Type 251, Non Standard Body on Eagle, 5 ton, 4 wheel trailer chassis

Signals Type 252, Non Standard Body on Brockhouse Mk II, 4 wheel trailer chassis

Signals Type 252, Non Standard Body on Eagle, 5 ton, 4 wheel trailer chassis

Signals Type 253, Non Standard Body on Brockhouse Mk II, 4 wheel trailer chassis

Signals Type 253, Non Standard Body on Eagle, 5 ton, 4 wheel trailer chassis

Signals Type 254, Non Standard Body on Brockhouse Mk II, 4 wheel trailer chassis

Signals Type 254, Non Standard Body on Eagle, 5 ton, 4 wheel trailer chassis

Signals Type 300, 'C' Body on articulated trailer

Signals Type 302, 'C' Body on articulated trailer

Signals Type 303, 'D' Body, Bedford-Scammell drop side trailer

Signals Type 304, 'D' Body, Bedford-Scammell drop side trailer

Signals Type 305, 'D' Body, Bedford-Scammell drop side trailer

Signals Type 306, Non Standard Body, Crossley, 3 ton, 6x4

Signals Type 309, 'C' Body on articulated trailer

Signals Type 310, 'C' Body on articulated trailer

Signals Type 311, 'C' Body on articulated trailer

Signals Type 312, 'C' Body on articulated trailer

Signals Type 313, 7 kW Power Body on 4 wheel trailer

Signals Type 313, 7 kW Power Body, 3 ton, 6x4

Signals Type 313, 7 kW Power Body on 4 wheel trailer

Signals Type 314, 'E' Body, 15 cwt, 4x2

Signals Type 315 on Bedford MW, 15 cwt, 4x2

Signals Type 316, 'E' Body, 15 cwt, 4x2

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Signals Type 317, 'C' Body on articulated trailer

Signals Type 318, 'C' Body on articulated trailer

Signals Type 319, 'C' Body on articulated trailer

Signals Type 320, 'C' Body on articulated trailer

Signals Type 321, 'C' Body on articulated trailer

Signals Type 322, 'F' Body, 3 ton, 6x4

Signals Type 323, 'D' Body, Bedford-Scammell drop side trailer

Signals Type 362 Non Standard Body on Brockhouse Mk II, 4 wheel trailer chassis

Signals Type 362, Non Standard Body on Eagle, 4 wheel trailer chassis

Signals Type 362, Non Standard Body, Ford WOT 1, 3 ton, 6x4

Signals Type 365, Non Standard Body on 4 wheel trailer chassis

Signals Type 367 Mk 1 on Austin, 3 ton, 6x4

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Internally fitted a separate compartment housing a 5 kVA diesel operated generating set.  It is also equipped with a rectifier and battery bank for charging purposes, an electric drill, drill stand, soldering equipment, two benches and a vice.  No Signals Test equipment is issued with the vehicle, it being intended that the User Unit should equip the body to suit the specific equipment being serviced.

Signals Type 367 on Austin, 3 ton, 6x4

Signals Type 367 on Fordson, 3 ton, 6x4

Signals Type 368, 'F' Body, 3 ton, 6x4

Signals Type 400, Non Standard Body, Crossley, 3 ton, 4x4

Signals Type 401, Non Standard Body, Crossley, 3 ton, 4x4

Signals Type 402, Non Standard Body, Crossley, 3 ton, 4x4

Signals Type 403, Non Standard Body, Crossley, 3 ton, 4x4

Signals Type 404, Non Standard Body, Crossley, 3 ton, 4x4

Signals Type 405, Non Standard Body, Crossley, 3 ton, 4x4

Signals Type 406, Non Standard Body, Crossley, 3 ton, 4x4

Signals Type 407, Non Standard Body, Crossley, 3 ton, 4x4

Signals Type 408, Non Standard Body, Crossley, 3 ton, 4x4

Signals Type 409, Non Standard Body, Crossley, 3 ton, 4x4

Signals Type 411, Modified 'F' Body, 3 ton, 6x4

Signals Type 412, Modified 'F' Body, 3 ton, 6x4

Signals Type 415, 'F' Body, 3 ton, 6x4

Signals Type 432, 'F' Body, 3 ton, 6x4

Signals Type 450, Non Standard Body on Eagle, 5 ton, 4 wheel trailer chassis

Signals Type 450, Non Standard Body on Brockhouse Mk II, 4 wheel trailer chassis

Signals Type 451, Flat Platform on Brockhouse Mk II, 4 wheel trailer chassis

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Signals Type 451, Flat Platform on Eagle, 5 ton, 4 wheel trailer chassis

Signals Type 456, Non Standard Body on Brockhouse Mk II, 4 wheel trailer chassis

Signals Type 456, Non Standard Body on Eagle, 5 ton, 4 wheel trailer chassis