Sorry, missed your reaction earlier! I know I'll have to pay a fee, but even my local bank says that will be cheaper than ordering cash from them... :shocked:
Anyone know if there is a cashmachine somewhere nearby that accepts foreign bankcards? There was one in Paddock Wood. I never bring enough cash anyway... :-D
Darwinism at work for you. This happens a lot on the continent, where the soil is sometimes littered with all sorts of old explosive remains from 2 world wars...
Actually, that's an ultra-rare airborne jeephalf. It works with the same principle as with shelterhalves, you have to team up with someone who has the other half... :-D
A few of the 'big' collectors have been working on this for years already, so really nothing new there. There are a number of Pz IV's, StuG's and I believe at least 1 JagdPz IV still strewn around the Golan.
Captured FT17's were used to guard airfield and the like, so that is why they were around at Arnhem. The FT17 in the Royal Netherlands Army Museum was used for airfield guard duty in The Netherlands during WW2.
I think I heard the Weald Foundation (former SDKFZ Foundation) was allowed to remove those parts to copy them, in exchange for which they would restore them. I dont know if this is for a restoration or fabricating a complete replica.