David EilersDecember 9, 2020

1948 Article on Utah Reserve Training Center's Rescue Jeep

This February 29, 1948, article in the Salt Lake Tribune describes Utah Reserve Train Center's rescue jeep, describing how it works with the new mobile radar truck.

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2 Comments

mark johnsonDecember 9, 2020 at 6:00 PM
they took those rigs out and gotum wet in the salt lake ? I bet you could watch them disintegrate before your eyes ! Cool idea though to use radar . New technology for 48. now boats have their own radar ! Like that powerwagon panel truck though. Mark j
1. David EilersDecember 10, 2020 at 2:06 AM
  Mark, I would imagine that they washed them down afterwards.