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Looking for more information (especially drawings) about the Bedford 'Cockatrice', and AEC 'Heavy Cockatrice' flamethrowers,
developed in 1940 as anti-invasion weapons...


cheers,
Robin.
 

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Bedford Cockatrice

1941
The Cockatrice Flame Thrower

[Nevil] Shute's engineering section worked created the Cockatrice, which was a Bedford truck chassis mounting a large flamethrower. It was intended for mobile airfield defense against air attack.
The Cockatrice airfield defense flamethrower was named after a mythical creature with a barbed tongue. The dark cloud on the right of the frame is the flame.
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Source:
http://www.nevilshute.org/PhotoLine/PLD-1941-1950/pl-1941-1950-01.php
 

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Thanks for the link, as an aside, I've learned a lot more about Neville Shute.
I was under the impression that he went straight from Airspeed's to being a novelist...... :-[


cheers,
Robin.
 

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