Gpa & Dukw Walk Around Op

by David Doyle

The US used mainly two wheeled amphibians during WWII: the 1/4-ton GPA and the 2-1/2-ton DUKW. Although the former was a Ford Motor Company product and the later carried the label of archrival General Motors, they bore a similarity due to their common designer, Roderick Stephens. Despite their shared origins and cutting-edge design, the GPA and DUKW had vastly contrasting careers. Production of the GPA, essentially an amphibious Jeep, ended in 1943,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0897475798
• ISBN13: 9780897475792
• Release Date: January 2008
• Publisher: MMD-Squadron Signal
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.1" x 10.9"