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Welbike
The Welbike was a small British single-seat motor cycle devised during World War Two at Station IX - the Inter Services Research Bureau - based at Welwyn, UK, for use by SOE. Subsequently it was not much used by SOE, but many were issued to the Parachute Regiment and used at Arnhem during Operation Market Garden.
It was powered by a 98 cc single cylinder petrol (gasoline) engine and was designed to fit into a standard parachute airdrop container.
The Welbike was the forerunner of the Monkey bikes popular in the 1960s'.
The name Welbike comes from the custom that all the clandestine equipment devised at Station IX in Welwyn had names starting with Wel, e.g, Welman , Welrod
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Last updated: 05-30-2005 09:54:21
10-26-2009 08:16:03
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