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    Somebody out there knows all about this !!

    in Archaeology - WW1 to the end of the cold war

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    5 minutes ago, andy brown said:

    As a ten year old I wasn't given a portfolio at the meeting .the tanks could have been in lieu of or we might have owed the Canadians  or they could have been those that my father and others had swopped for scrap ones in the low as countries in 45 ..take your pick ..

     Burial site not checked by munitions clearance team  ..as I keep saying scrambled signal on gpr when I tried .but wasn't bothered as map he gave me in 1959 matched the aprons exactly so wasn't as problem ..ps do have pics of tanks three years before burial and no you can't have them yet ,took me ten years and a great deal of expense to get them. .....  Patience........

    So now it's the Canadians not the Americans preventing us from scrapping them? Thanks for clearing that up...

    And you have some photos of tanks three years before they were buried? I dare say I do, too...

    And "Patience"...? Of course, we wait with bated breath... 🤣

    Somebody out there knows all about this !!

    in Archaeology - WW1 to the end of the cold war

    Posted

    I'm probably missing something here, but Churchills weren't in any way lend/lease as far as I know, so why would it matter to the US whether we scrapped them or not? Or did you say that they were buried as another one of Mr Churchill's mythical 'reserves' hidden away for the 'next war' - I forget.

    Also as an an archaeologist who has some experience of dealing with contaminated sites, I can guarantee that if anyone's run a magnetometer or ground-penetrating radar across the site, then they will have discovered Caesar's lost armoured division. The same goes for any boreholing & trial pitting that is usually undertaken as a matter of course on any brown-field site that destined for residential use...

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    WW1 Riker restoration project

    in Pre WW2 vehicles

    Posted · Edited by 11th Armoured

    1 hour ago, alsfarms said:

    Does someone have a good picture of a "Potato Digger" they could post so those of us that are less informed, have an idea what this gun looks like?

    Al

    This is the beast in question - there's a picture about halfway down on the right that shows the operating lever that prompted the nickname.

    Kevin

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M1895_Colt–Browning_machine_gun

    WW1 Riker restoration project

    in Pre WW2 vehicles

    Posted

    I would imagine that German artillery would have had a field day with that if it was an observation post (or at least one close enough to any action to see anything useful)!

    Wasn't it the usual idea that the observers or other messengers close to the front (balloon or terrestrial) had a pigeon basket with them with a few birds & then said birds would fly messages back to their 'home' loft (like this one) which would then essentially function as an 'exchange', routing information to the intended recipients?

    Kevin

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    WW1 Riker restoration project

    in Pre WW2 vehicles

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    1 hour ago, BenHawkins said:

    I have just found this photo showing Locomobile buses with boarded up windows. Thought it would be of interest to Ian and others. Shame there is someone standing in the way but I guess the photo would not have been taken without him!

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    Mary Poppins - the unsuccessful audition... 😂

    Churchill Tank Replica

    in British Vehicles

    Posted

    1 hour ago, John F said:

    I've seen some good full-size static models made out of wood, is that an option for you? It'd certainly be cheaper.

    If the new museum has any space constraints, then it would probably also be more flexible as an exhibit if it was made of wood or similar - if it was a policy to periodically change the items on display, then moving a range wreck, a static, cosmetically-restored 'original' or even an unpowered new-build replica in mild steel or whatever isn't necessarily going to be a simple matter.

    If you're also going to display railway rolling stock, then this may be something you've already taken into account, but worth bearing in mind.

    Kevin

    Bovington stug 3

    in German Vehicles

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    1 hour ago, paul hocking said:

    Hi 11th Armd,

    Sorry but yes, you do not know any details, so why take such a pessimistic view of the StuG and its owner, in fact there are no strings attached, its freely loaned to Bovington, and all they have to do is put fuel in it, it is availabe when and wherever they want to use it, can use their own qualified drivers. All other costs are bourne by the owner.

    No other costs other than fuel, but have shown very little interest, really do not want it, and they have had this attitude long before Covid 19 was around.

    cheers paul  

    Yes Paul, and the operative word in what I wrote was "If", so thank you for clarifying matters, but no "pessimistic view of the StuG and its owner" was made nor implied, I trust you'll concede.

    As an onlooker to yet another apparent TM bashing thread (StuGs & their maltreatment seems to be the soup du jour at present, it appears), I was simply stating a possible reason (in my own admitted ill-informed opinion) for the reported reluctance of the TM to continue with hosting an externally owned vehicle. It appears I was wrong, which is absolutely fine by me - it's a poor day that goes by when you can't say you've learned something...

    Kevin

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