Haridimos

8 hours ago, Martin stewart said:

Was wondering if you still have the how to build the toolbox manual as need to build one myself. 

Me too!  I have a Ford F15 ...missing the toolbox 😢, located in Athens.

Farewell Ark Royal...off to a scrapyard in Turkey

 

THE flagship of the Royal Navy was waved out of Portsmouth on her final voyage yesterday – soon to be turned into razorblades

 

 

 

Britain’s most expensive warship at £220million and spearhead of the Iraq invasion in 2003, the Ark Royal is suffering the humiliation of being towed to a scrapyard in Turkey.

 

The 22,000-ton ship – launched by the Queen Mother on the Tyne in 1981 – was axed two years ago and her Harrier warplanes sold cheaply to the US for spares.

 

This left Britain without an aircraft carrier for a decade – a decision described by one expert yesterday as a “national scandal”. In 2011, the Royal Navy had to use the helicopter carrier HMS Ocean for air raids on Libya.

 

 

http://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/401228/Farewell-Ark-Royal-off-to-a-scrapyard-in-Turkey

 

The ship looks in pretty good shape, and here in Greece we fear that the legendary HMS Ark Royal will end up to Turkish Navy fleet.:-(

Im very interested to have a second opinion too!

Kostas, Greece.

Can you post a close shot of the M40's Data Plate?

Thanks,

Kostas.

All the exhibits are in perfect condition, but what impressed me most was the last M3A1 SC...

Is it a real canvas cover under the tarpaulin cover?

Marty, with your permission, I will use your photo to a greek MV forum to show HOW the correct way to exhibit

items in a military vehicle museum must be. Can I?

Kostas.

Frosts do a very good kit for cleaning and sealing fuel tanks.

Can you give more details please? Ho is "Frosts" and how can we find him/them?

kostas.

Τoo big, too heavy to bring them back...

But, someone will wonder " you have the C-17, why don't you use them?"

I used to drive one of those in the army. Not as nice as BMP. .

Did you fill your military service at the East-German Army? The Finish Army also had them..

Have you tryed this? => http://www.multi-board.com/board/index.php?page=Board&boardID=107

:wave:

kostas

Ι feel very excited to see an ex-Greek Army M-8 in a british meadow! Late 80's i put tens of hours in this tin patrolling the coasts of an Aegean island!

Good luck with your restoration!

kostas.

Do we have any recent photos of the M3 Halftracks or the BTRs of the collection?

(I picked the attached photos from the net, and definitely are not mine: the 1st from flickr.com, the 2nd from wiki)

Nice picture, my 105mm came from Greek Army, such a shame they cut holes in the barrel and breech ring....

We must always remember that these guns were transfered from US ARMY to Greek Army as part of post War military Aid and under certain rules about the use of them, and the last word regarding the ownership of them had the DoD.

So the Greeks couldn't sell these obsolete guns on the open market, and the butcher torch was the only way...:cry:

..I was offered an 105 mm as well , served with the Greek Forces , all torched up , just as yours . The seller wants 8500 € for it ...

Whaaat? Are you kidding? Too much money!

If I were you I would be patient. The Greek Army took 223 M109A3GEA2 from the Germans last year and we will withdraw all the obsolete hardware, M101 and some M114, to be under the limits, and very soon some tens of them are going to flood the local scrapyards.

Here is an -active but not at "first line'- unit of Greek Army, at an island of East Aegean, little before

firing blanck rounds to commemorate the anniversary of the Greek Independence, 25th of March.

The Greek Army had - "in papers"- as much as 420+ units in the inventory, before some years...

Ηere is a photo of my truck first week of February before starting dissasembling.

@Robin Craig

Thank you Robin, I know you very well from the MLU forum, and your amazing C15A!

@Tony.

Thank you Tony for your welcome. And is my truck, what do you think?

Hi Everyone,

I am Kostas, I live in Athens, Greece. Several months after registration, I decide to write some words about me. I promise though to turn up here more frequently, for the future.

I'm a member of the local Athens MV club, with some 70 registered vehicles, as many as a small UK town has. I have a good collection of militaria, and also complete sets of european MV magazines, books and manuals.

As most of you, I have the "green syndrome" too, and I have a Chevrolet C8A HUW truck, currently under restoration programm.

Main interest is British and US vehicles served in Greek Army, and Greek and Balkan Military History.

I wish you all the best.

Kostas.