Its me Posted June 25, 2006 Share Posted June 25, 2006 Hello there every body just sitting here looking at the Tank Museums website and i was thinking to my self what is the best museum or military vehicle collection i have seen or know of and i was just wondering what is your best museum or collection of military vehicles that you know of all the best hope to see some of you lot a Beltring. Buster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted June 26, 2006 Share Posted June 26, 2006 Like most of us, have been in millions of museums but the best one that I have been in was in Normandy a couple of months ago. It was a museum above Omaha beach, not the main one down the bottom but the one up the top. It is a private collection and I have never seen such unique gear in all my life, after visiting shed loads of museums in Normandy, this was simply the best. It is in an old Nissan hut that was an American cinema for the troops, I have some great pictures that I will post up but I would recommend everyone to go.....and it is only about 1/4 of their collection! Cheers Jack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 I agree on that one Jack, the young guy that owns it has been collecting since he was a child and opened the museum just in time for the 60th anniversary. Another one I would recommend is Bayeux but I heard that it was closing, not sure what has happened although I believe that all the artefacts were privately owned and hopefully a new home could be found for them. Another one I particularly enjoyed in Normandy was the 'Wrecks' museum at Port en Bessin. Not quite a museum but no Normandy trip is complete without a visit to the 360 degree cinema at Arromanches. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 Degs. Hope to the Wrecks museum when we are back over in October, any other that we should look out for - we are doing 'our' sector. Cheers. Jack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted June 27, 2006 Share Posted June 27, 2006 Bayeux ,if its still open, and dont miss the cinema at Arromanches, it's awesome. Don't know about opening times /dates in October though. Cheer Degsy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtistsRifles Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 The Bayuex museum was excellent - there's some photos of the exhibits here: http://community.webshots.com/album/427317615opKpYv from when we were in Normandy last year. Also the Utah beach exhibits and the Azeville and Crisbeq batteries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spood Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 Went to the Azeville battery last year it really is excellent. As Degsy said the wrecks museum is also very good. Jack, the one at Omaha, is that the one with the landing craft outside? If so I agree, very good. I also quite like the Pegasus bridge one as well. Hoping to do that end of the coast this year, (again) only in more detail. Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 . Jack, the one at Omaha, is that the one with the landing craft outside? If so I agree, very good. I Don That is the one Don. I meet him a couple of times as he came to Ivy House where we were staying and I bought my canteen of him, dam nice bloke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spood Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 Jack, I also thought that the huge metal pill-box contraption was fascinating, all those hits by AP shells would not have done the occupants hearing much good if they were at home at the time, it would be like sitting inside Big Ben :nut:. A lot of the museums have something of interest though. I get excited about a bit of concrete sticking out of a sand dune, how sad am I :oops: Don Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 Hey Don. That pill box came from the Siegfried Line Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghasp! Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 The museum in Saint Mere Eglise is very good too. For those on the Normdany trip I'd recommend buying the book that explains what happened where on all the signposted tour routes. It's like having a museum the size of whole battle area. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mick garner Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 Duxford is good, but Bovindon never disappoints me!! :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Degsy Posted June 28, 2006 Share Posted June 28, 2006 Jack, I also forgot to mention not to miss Longues battery, you will recognise the observation /control bunker from the film 'The Longest Day' Cheers Degsy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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