Public Tanks

Discussion in 'WW2 Museums. Events, & places to see.' started by von Poop, Nov 26, 2007.

  1. JimHerriot

    JimHerriot Ready for Anything

    Nice one Owen.

    Was the shop open? Did you make any offers on the shells the proprietor has (had) on display?

    Kind regards, always,

    Jim.
     
  2. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

    Yes. Shop was open . Didnt buy anything but had a good look. Didnt see the shells .
     
  3. JimHerriot

    JimHerriot Ready for Anything

    About 18 months ago the shells were up on a high shelf behind the small shop counter, one of which was a cutaway APFSDS training aid for instruction/display with Chieftain.

    One of my muckers coveted said shell very much, but the proprietor was not parting with it at any price that day.

    Kind regards, always,

    Jim.
     
  4. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

    Maybe I need to go to specsavers.
    :cool:
     
  5. JimHerriot

    JimHerriot Ready for Anything

    I'll be in front of you in the queue. My peepers are heading south for the winter at a rate of knots these days!

    Magnifying glass plus jam jar lense on order, much to the amusement of pals.

    Kind regards, always,

    Jim.
     
  6. Juha

    Juha Junior Member

    Near Petsamo not so far west from Murmansk
     

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  7. Marco

    Marco Senior Member

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    Ravensbruck, Germany
     
  8. Marco

    Marco Senior Member

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    Praag, Czech Republic
     
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  9. von Poop

    von Poop Adaministrator Admin

    Wonderful shot shared by @OldPicPoster on Twitter.
    "Suffragette....Flora Drummond giving a speech, at St George's Plateau, Liverpool in 1917"

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  10. Chris C

    Chris C Canadian

    Which WW1 tank had a centrally mounted 6-pounder? Or is that actually an MG in a protective tube?
     
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  11. Dave55

    Dave55 Atlanta, USA

    Looks like it might be the cooling shroud on the Lewis gun.
     
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  12. Vintage Wargaming

    Vintage Wargaming Well-Known Member

    That must be a Female Tank then
     
  13. Robert-w

    Robert-w Banned

    Its a Mk IV Male. All Mk IVs had a Lewis in the cab. It has a 3 digit Home Service number and is one of the tanks used as a tank bank to sell war bonds. All of these were male tanks with 6 pounders in sponsons.
     
  14. Dave55

    Dave55 Atlanta, USA

    Is she wearing, gasp ........ FUR?
     
  15. Robert-w

    Robert-w Banned

    Tank HS number 113 was named Julian probably after Julian Byng commander of the Tank Corps. Other Tank Banks were Nelson, Old Bill,and Egbert. Having managed to track their journeys mainly through newspaper reports, Julian was by far the most widely travelled and ended its days in Scotland in 1919. The Liverpool Tank Week which ended 15/12/1917 raised £2,061,012 in war loans. Julian then moved on to Manchester.
     
  16. canuck

    canuck Closed Account

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  17. Sheldrake

    Sheldrake All over the place....

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    New colours - modern camouflage...
     
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  18. von Poop

    von Poop Adaministrator Admin

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  19. Owen

    Owen -- --- -.. MOD

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  20. Robert-w

    Robert-w Banned

    "Well the ministry did say they wanted to prototype ceramic armour"
     

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