Unusually for an SAS vehicle, it’s not desert sand colour and recons it never has been even the chassis is still green. Piecing together this vehicle’s past in near impossible, given that the SAS isn’t known for sharing secrets. Luckily military historian John Mastrangelo recently wrote a detailed article about the SAS Rovers in Windscreen, the magazine or the military Vehicle Trust.
Eight of the 10 SAS Land Rovers entered service as standard vehicles between October 26 1956 and March 5 1957. So allowing time for modification, any use by SAS left Malaya from October 1958. This means it’s unlikely that the SAS series is were used in Malaya.
The next trouble sport that the British Army was drawn into was the First Oman Expedition, between August 1957 and October 1958.’D Squadron 22 SAS was diverted to Oman on its way home from Malaya using vehicle that served in Malaya standard, ex WW2 Jeep, Austin Champ and standard Land Rovers.
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