Just to clarify a point regarding the flying. There is a prohibited zone that mainly covers central London and requires the usual security checks before entering and which is nowhere near Headcorn. There is also a larger resticted zone that Headcorn is very definately in. This requires flight plans to enter and depart with restriction imposed as to what you can do in it. Airfields inside but within five miles of the boundary can have a small exemption requiring simple procedures rather than flight plans.
It is not outside of the zone though, so you can't just drop in!
It rather gave the impression that it is all about reenactment though, and I use the term in its loosest possible sense. I feel more and more in the minority at shows in that I have no desire to dress up.
G'day Anthony, I should get that fetish looked at if I were you, it will surely lead to madness......
This is certainly the place to look for CVRT info.
Yes, the British Army did use LVT 4 for the Rhine crossing but not in Normandy. I would be skeptical that the photo is Normandy but if it is, it may well be later in the war or even post war.
I think you've answered your own question, MVT and IMPS are approved clubs, there may be more that have had success with the DVLA but those two are your best bet.
On hard surfaces, as far as tanks are concerned, the ground pressure from steel tracks is much higher than rubber simply because of the smaller contact area.
They are Canadian Dry Pin tracks, CDP. The Grizzlies were built on standard US track and sprockets but fitted with CDP later. Late Sextons were built on CDP. It is lighter than standard US live track but does wear as other dry tracks.
The composite hulls are not that rare, two have been imported into the UK in the last five years, one large hatch in very complete condition and one small hatch that is undergoing a full restoration. Both will emerge in excellent condition.