Kuno, you might be interested in this: http://www.ww2talk.com/forum/unit-documents/13716-abbreviations-4.html#post181626 (German/English abbreviations and German/English mil. dictionary (both WW2))
I know that I did say similiar and was mainly pertaining to the Bren on the mount Ah, right! But in any case the definition of 'van' isn't so clear after all. Perhaps we will have to adjudicate on whether it can be carried by an European or an African swallow...
I should have done some more research here before firing off. Vanderveen refers to 'V' prefix census numbers for vans, as an RASC designation. Prior to the formation of REME, RASC were responsible for second line vehicles and had their own number series, separate from RAOC. Having leafed through the Census number book, I see both 12cwt and 15cwt vans from suppliers such as Morris-Commercial, Austin and Ford. Some are annotated Morris-Commercial van 15cwt, 4x2 GS type CS8 which are more commonly seen as 15cwt trucks with a 'Z' prefix number. Still no idea what a Bren Van is though.
The Hoehenmesser[1] indicated 600 metres when he saw the second plane on the right side below him. [1] Translate (indicator to show the hight of the flight)