Anti-Aircraft Battery Driver / Mechanic

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Mr. Stanway describes his position as a driver/mechanic for the 5th Battery Anti-Aircraft Unit.

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I was a driver mechanic. I was a driver that pulled the gun carriage and the crew from the gun. I could load the gun and do. We were like a little compact group and if I wasn’t there somebody else would take over the driving. But it was pretty tricky because some of the roads you’d have to go up, back, take the, unload the gun, go around, push the gun around sort of thing. You couldn’t go this way, you have to go up, back it up, the truck would go up there then you try and back up and pick up the, you know, each man and the crew was able, I operated the...

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