utility truck
Report a Mistake- Object Number 19950050-001
- Event 1992-1995 UNPROFOR: United Nations Protection Force Yugoslavia
- Affiliation --
- Artist / Maker / Manufacturer Bombardier Inc.
- Date Made 1986
- Place of Use Continent - North America, Country - Canada
- Category Distribution and transportation artifacts
- Sub-category Land transportation, motorized
- Department Arms and Technology
- Museum CWM
- Earliest 1986/01/01
- Latest 1986/12/31
- Brand Name / Model Iltis Cdn Basic
- Inscription (on makers plate): IDENTIFICATION; NATO NO. 2320-21-895-3768; IDENTIFICATION NO. B101-04 86-88349; MFD. BY BOMBARDIER.; VALCOURT, QUE.CAN.; CONTRACT NO. 50TL3613030; DND CANADA MND; (on dashboard): TECHNICAL DATA AND SERVICE PLATES; (on body panels): UN;33W; (on front fender and hood): UN; (on firewall): 8688349
- Pattern Name Light Utility Vehicle Wheeled (LUVW)
- Materials Steel, Aluminum, Plastic, Rubber, Cast iron
- Service Component United NationsCanadian Forces
- Person / Institution Associated Military Personnel, Badanai , M.S.M., Master Corporal PhillipAssociated Military Personnel, Tescione, Master Corporal John
- Measurements Height 184.0 cm, Length 397.0 cm, Width 152.0 cm
- Caption Iltis
- Additional Information Peacekeepers Phillip Badanai and John Tescione were driving this Iltis ("polecat") 4X4 all-terrain vehicle in Croatia on New Years' Eve, 1994. Attacked without warning, Badanai was shot twice in the back, Tescione six times in the head and arms. They survived a harrowing drive to safety. Badanai, the driver, was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal and named Peacekeeper of the Year.