Group photo of weapons technicians of the New Zealand 6th Squadron sitting in front of Ford GTB vehicles at the airfield in Halavo Bay (Solomon Islands). Pacific theater of operations, World War II.
Location: Halavo Bay, Solomon Islands, Pacific Ocean
Shooting time: 1945
The Ford GTB, commonly referred to as the Burma Jeep, was a 1/2-ton 4×4 truck manufactured during World War II by Ford Motor Company and used primarily by the US Army Forces, primarily the US Navy and Marine Corps. The Ford vehicle was used primarily in the Pacific during World War II, with many being used on the “Burma Road”.
The stock number for the GTB in the Ordinance Standard was G-622.