paul connor Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Not vistited this for a while, so thought I would share it.. Guesses to what it Is? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon_M Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Would definitely need more than the odd weekend to get that right again. Judging from the side design I'd say Matilda, but not really up on armoured material. Gordon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Adrian is free this weekend and he was looking for something to do....:readpaper::whistle: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Actually - you could always give Roy a call when his has finished his Autocar, this looks right up his street! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Barrell Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Adrian is free this weekend and he was looking for something to do....:readpaper::whistle: Yeah, great.....thanks Jack! That Churchill would be a big task, I'll leave it for another if that's allright.:-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick Johns Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Yeah, great.....thanks Jack! That Churchill would be a big task, I'll leave it for another if that's allright.:-D This is the Churchill that was buried for years on the Sussex downs? Thought I read somewhere that it had been recovered to a collector/museum somewhere? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul connor Posted September 18, 2009 Author Share Posted September 18, 2009 Churchill is correct, 1 owner, low miles.. barn find? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paul connor Posted September 18, 2009 Author Share Posted September 18, 2009 Its in storrington, Has had the unit markings painted recently! which is odd! I was recovered by RE in the 90's when it was ploughed up.. all spares and turret went to tank museum i think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ashley Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Churchill is correct, 1 owner, low miles.. barn find? its a fake...i can`t see any barn :pfrt: Ashley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 This is a Mk2 Churchill that was used by Canadian troops in training in that area, it became obsolete and probably had major problems so was used for target practise. This was all prior to the Dieppe raid. It was recovered by REME. For a good story on it try this link; www.findonvillage.com/0566_the_last_tank.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 its a fake...i can`t see any barn :pfrt: Ashley :rofl::rofl: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plainmilitary Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 Great pics Paul, something saticfying about climbing over an old wreck and playing. I still get the calling to run over to some of the wreck down here, but 155mm HEs tend to make me think twice. Have we a banger, boiler and wreck tread on here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snapper Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 Matilda methinks. Waiting to be corrected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
No Signals Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 Got to disagree Mark, my vote definitely goes with a Churchill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted September 19, 2009 Share Posted September 19, 2009 Matilda methinks. Waiting to be corrected. Mark, see my post, no.10. There is a link to an account on its history. Not sure that Canadians used Matilda anyway. (it is on an old Canadian training area). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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