Funny little list in George & Anne Forty's 'Bovington Tanks' that I'd forgotten about, but may be useful to someone (I could have used it a few times If I recalled having the thing! ). Introduction of Main Vehicles to AFV Schools, 1939-45 1939 Apr - A13 Jul - A11 Sep - A9 Nov - Matilda 1940 Aug - Valentine Nov - Tetrarch 1941 Jan - Covenanter Feb - Crusader May - Humber Armoured Car Jun - M2a4 Honey Jul - Daimler Armoured Car - Daimler Scout car Sep - Churchill Dec - M3 Medium Lee 1942 Jan - Covenanter Bridge Layer Mar - Ram Sep - Valentine Bridge Layer 1943 Jan - Sherman V Feb - Cromwell Mar - Centurion APR - Cavalier Jul - Harry Hopkins - Sherman III Aug - Staghound Armoured Car Dec - Stuart V 1944 Feb - Churchill Bridge Layer Apr - Sherman I - Stuart VI - Locust Sep - Coventry Armoured Car Nov - Comet 1945 Feb - Chaffee Apr - Churchill Crocodile Jun - Alecto Sep - Adder Sourced from Desk Diary for 1946 - printed & published by AFV Publications Section, AFV School. One or two odd old dates there, eg. - Churchill Croc... Wonder if it's worth building a decent ready reference list of when different stuff entered/left service? ~A
