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Hi Robin, yes i did realise the significence of 10FD73, what were the chances of seeing the same vehicle involved in another accident, but then i guess thats why they took them out of sevice. Another thing i remember was when i was based in Aliwal Barracks in Tidworth in 1978 when the Troop Sergeant turned up on the tank park with hacksaws. We were told to remove the wading screens which took ages due to the amount of bolts holding them on. We then had to dump them at the end of the tank park. What a waste, you would think that they would have trialed the pants off these vehicles before putting them in service. We then had the march screens (perspex glass hatch) issued to us. I remember them being great for keeping out rain and wind but tended to steam up when driving in variable conditions. Great site by the way cheers Rod

Hi my name is Rod and i was a Trooper in the 9th/12th Royal Lancers. Here are my pictures that i took of 10FD73 back in 1980 when i was the Crewman in this vehicle. We were on a multinational excercise in Luxembourg and my driver Dave Nicholson managed to role the Fox in a field, luckily none of us was injured but it did do some damage - bent the smoke grenade dischargers, ripped of the Gun support off and bent the corner fenders. I remember that we had beer in the ready round bin that came out and smashed all over the inside of the turret. Previous to this accident, we had another one near Hannover when we slipped off a road in a wood, only a tree stopped us from sliding down the hill side into a river. I was was amazed to see a pic on this website. cheers Rod

Hi my name is Rod, i am keen on military history, i was a trooper in the 9th/12th Royal Lancers 1978-1981 as a crewman on Scorpian,Scimtar and Fox. Before that i trained at JLR RAC in Bovington where i spent a lot of time in the museum. I live in Cornwall, married with 2 sons (one returned from Afghanistan this year, he had an IED go off under his Man SVR, but survived, thank god) I love photography and model making and painting military miniatures. cheers Rod