Recovery & Repair - Vehicle pictures.

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  1. von Poop

    von Poop Adaministrator Admin

    Yep, you guessed it, another dreary slew of images.
    Woohoo!

    (Send help - IWM Collections may be stealing my soul...)

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    TANK RECOVERY IN BOURGUEBUS. © IWM (B 8910)IWM Non Commercial Licence

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    GERMAN TANKS AND MILITARY VEHICLES OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR. © IWM (STT 8190)IWM Non Commercial Licence

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    GERMAN TANKS AND MILITARY VEHICLES OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR. © IWM (STT 8192)IWM Non Commercial Licence

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    THE BRITISH ARMY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM 1939-45. © IWM (H 27580)IWM Non Commercial Licence

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    THE BRITISH ARMY IN NORMANDY 1944. © IWM (B 8741)IWM Non Commercial Licence

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    THE BRITISH ARMY IN TUNISIA 1943. © IWM (NA 781)IWM Non Commercial Licence

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    THE BRITISH ARMY IN THE NORMANDY CAMPAIGN 1944. © IWM (B 9162)IWM Non Commercial Licence

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    THE BRITISH ARMY IN NORTH-WEST EUROPE 1944-45. © IWM (BU 4162)IWM Non Commercial Licence

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    THE BRITISH ARMY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM 1939-45. © IWM (H 28811)IWM Non Commercial Licence

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    THE BRITISH ARMY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM 1939-45. © IWM (H 27569)IWM Non Commercial Licence

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    THE BRITISH ARMY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM 1939-45. © IWM (H 35624)IWM Non Commercial Licence

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    THE BRITISH ARMY IN ITALY 1944. © IWM (NA 14940)IWM Non Commercial Licence

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    THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE 1939-40. © IWM (O 930)IWM Non Commercial Licence

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    THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE 1939-40. © IWM (O 1105)IWM Non Commercial Licence

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    THE BRITISH ARMY IN NORTH AFRICA 1942. © IWM (E 13233)IWM Non Commercial Licence

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    THE BRITISH ARMY IN THE UNITED KINGDOM 1939-45. © IWM (H 18433)IWM Non Commercial Licence

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    THE BRITISH ARMY IN BURMA 1945. © IWM (SE 3619)IWM Non Commercial Licence

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    THE BRITISH ARMY IN NORMANDY 1944. © IWM (B 8645)IWM Non Commercial Licence

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    THE BRITISH ARMY IN BURMA 1945. © IWM (SE 3747)IWM Non Commercial Licence

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    THE BRITISH ARMY IN NORMANDY 1944. © IWM (B 8578)IWM Non Commercial Licence

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    THE BRITISH ARMY IN TUNISIA 1943. © IWM (NA 782)IWM Non Commercial Licence

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    MINISTRY OF INFORMATION FIRST WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION. © IWM (Q 9861)IWM Non Commercial Licence

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    THE BRITISH ARMY IN NORTH AFRICA 1943. © IWM (E 21407)IWM Non Commercial Licence

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    THE BRITISH ARMY IN NORMANDY 1944. © IWM (B 9094)IWM Non Commercial Licence

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    THE BRITISH ARMY PREPARES FOR WAR. © IWM (ARMY TRAINING 9/3)IWM Non Commercial Licence

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    THE BRITISH ARMY IN NORTH-WEST EUROPE 1944-45. © IWM (B 12087)IWM Non Commercial Licence

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    THE BRITISH ARMY IN ITALY 1944. © IWM (NA 14007)IWM Non Commercial Licence

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    THE BRITISH ARMY IN FRANCE 1939-40. © IWM (O 818)IWM Non Commercial Licence

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    THE BRITISH ARMY IN BURMA 1945. © IWM (SE 3506)IWM Non Commercial Licence

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    THE BRITISH ARMY IN NORMANDY 1944. © IWM (B 6328)IWM Non Commercial Licence

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    A Cromwell ARV (Armoured Recovery Vehicle) being used to extricate a bogged Cromwell tank of 1st Royal Tank Regiment, 7th Armoured Division, near Echt in Holland during Operation 'Blackcock', the clearing of the west bank of the Roer River, January 1945.

    A Matilda in a RAOC tank repair workshop in the UK, July 1942.

    Matildas in a RAOC tank repair workshop in the UK, circa July 1942.

    Matildas in a RAOC tank repair workshop in the UK, July 1942. Foreground vehicle is T10118 'Humber', with 'C' Squadron markings on the turret.

    Workers carrying out a factory repair on a T-34 tank.

    WW1:

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    MINISTRY OF INFORMATION FIRST WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION. © IWM (Q 9774)IWM Non Commercial Licence

    German Workshop - British Vehicles.
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    THE GERMAN ARMY ON THE WESTERN FRONT: 1918. © IWM (Q 55400)IWM Non Commercial Licence

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    Adjusting Tanks at Dollis Hill, London, 1918. © IWM (Art.IWM ART 3895)IWM Non Commercial Licence

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    FRENCH FIRST WORLD WAR OFFICIAL EXCHANGE COLLECTION. © IWM (Q 65533)IWM Non Commercial Licence

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    MINISTRY OF INFORMATION FIRST WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION. © IWM (Q 9775)IWM Non Commercial Licence

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    MINISTRY OF INFORMATION FIRST WORLD WAR OFFICIAL COLLECTION. © IWM (Q 9906)IWM Non Commercial Licence

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    Photography. © IWM (Q 9921)IWM Non Commercial Licence
     
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  2. Ron Goldstein

    Ron Goldstein WW2 Veteran WW2 Veteran

    Attached Files:

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  3. von Poop

    von Poop Adaministrator Admin

  4. Dave55

    Dave55 Atlanta, USA

    Favorite thread of 2014 so far. Fantastic!
     
  5. dbf

    dbf Moderatrix MOD

    2 Irish Guards, 20 April 1945:
    With the two Battalions based on SITTENSEN we pushed out a troop with a section of carriers under Duncan LAMPARD MC, to take the village of ELSDORF, a mile or so further down the autobahn. This force completed its task in record time despite a bridge collapsing behind them and mines in all the lanes. We found a very easy way of detecting mines after the first encounter: A Pole was sent on ahead into the villages we were to pass through, with the threat that unless the civilians disclosed to us where the mines had been laid, we would brew up every village in which we found mines. The effect was just as we expected - after seeing the first village in flames the Krauts soon gave us all the information we required and we ran onto no more mines. By midday Duncan’s small force was in ELSDORF without any opposition, although the recce patrol with him took a few prisoners. The rest of No. 1 Squadron was now ordered up. As soon as it arrived, the Squadron consolidated and set about getting lunch. The Commanding Officer, Mick O’COCK and several other officers were having lunch on the outskirts of the village when to their surprise three big lorries full of Germans suddenly bowled down the road leading into the village. Lunch was soon forgotten, everyone who own any sort of automatic gun made a dive for it, and at a range of three to four hundred yards one could hardly miss. As soon as the first bursts of fire died down the tanks advanced and swept down on the transport. We got a good bag - about sixty prisoners, a few dead and eight trucks of various kinds (the tanks rushing on had discovered five more just round the corner). Bn HQ had enjoyed their day. The Commanding Officer now led his party off to clear the Autobahn between SITTENSEN and ELSDORF. This was done without any trouble and we were then able to use it. It is a lovely road - a motorists dream. Mick O’COCK sent one of his troops NORTH to the village of WISTEDT after tea but this had to be called back as evening came on as it was stretching the Squadron too far. The night was fairly quiet.

    IWM Catalogue number: BU 4161 http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205207123
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  6. Noel Burgess

    Noel Burgess Senior Member

    Wonderful stuff - that's my early night scuppered!

    First observation - 24th picture which is 22 Adv. Base Workshops Brussels - Left hand column, third from front - is that a Churchill Ark?

    Noel
     
  7. dbf

    dbf Moderatrix MOD

    No. 3 Squadron tank, 2 Armd IG, Normandy 1944
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  8. m kenny

    m kenny Senior Member

    What information comes with the IG photo directly above?
    Date/location?
     
  9. dbf

    dbf Moderatrix MOD

    HI Michael
    This is all I have, and no idea if there was a reply to the Journal.
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    No idea of location / date for this either
    ARTHUR ANDREW ‘TABS’ MAHONEY, 2ARMD & 1BN
     
  10. von Poop

    von Poop Adaministrator Admin

    To the Bundesarchiv,
    Bit repetitive as I haven't worked out the terms yet.

    'Reparatur Panzer'

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    And many more pictures on there of this familiar Tiger being worked on under that strabokran:

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  11. Smudger Jnr

    Smudger Jnr Our Man in Berlin

  12. von Poop

    von Poop Adaministrator Admin

    On my phone, Tom, so can't easily check the picture or give you good links, but If you Google 'Cromwell rubber armour turret' or similar you should find some pics/info.
    There was a field mod where strips of rubber were added with zimmerit-esque intentions. (IIRC MADE from old conveyor belts, but that means trusting my memory...)
     
  13. Smudger Jnr

    Smudger Jnr Our Man in Berlin

    Adam,

    Thanks for that Information

    The strips do look like wavey rubber, as there are a few air pockets apparent underneath the coating.

    Regards
    Tom
     
  14. gmyles

    gmyles Senior Member

    These are great pics.
    My father was a driver a RAOC/REME recovery section for most of the war so to see how they did it is great.

    I do not have such luck with the IMW as every pic I really want to see is BLANK.
    :(
    Gus
     
  15. Brian Smith

    Brian Smith Junior Member

    Great pictures, my Dad was a driver with the RASC so not involved with tanks,recovery, repair etc but these are very interesting. Cheers Brian
     
  16. Dave55

    Dave55 Atlanta, USA

    I really like this one you posted. It never occured to me tha they had a way to remove the panel over the driver and gunner so that they could service that beast of a transaxel. I wonder how they liked doing that in winter?


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  17. von Poop

    von Poop Adaministrator Admin

    I have read it was one of Panther's leading technical issues. Never quite the strongest part of the machine needing such rearranging to work on.

    Transmission problem on Sherman?
    Pop a new one on - we've got loads:
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    (Taken from this rather fine page on Buick. Not repair, but some excellent coverage of manufacture: Buick City News - M-4 Sherman Tank Drive.)
     
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  18. Smudger Jnr

    Smudger Jnr Our Man in Berlin

    panther.jpg

    http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/showthread.php?t=186618

    As you can see the extensive welded armour at the from the only place available to work on the Transmission was to take off the upper deck Piece which incorporated both Driver and Radio Gunner hatches.

    A Major Job and not undertaken lightly. I have no idea of the time taken to Exchange, but presume even under ideal Workshop conditions will take several hours.

    Regards
    Tom
     
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    Dave55 Atlanta, USA

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