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Just found Ferret here in Finland and bought it. It,s an FV704 MK 1/2 A and the reg is 00EC29.

Where could I find out abouth my Ferret's history and mayby find some service pictures.

 

It is the model with the fixt halfturret. Lacking a lot of godies from it like the window when drivers hatch open,the shovel,

firebottles,antenna and mounts on foward deck and the hole mount on the back of the turret.I would also need a deact

Bren gun with vehicle mount etc.

 

Lookin foward hearing from someone who knows.

 

Sten

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Good luck with the ferret ! Lots of info available on Andy's wonderful website about ferrets :

 

http://www.ferret-fv701.co.uk

 

 

 

 

I am sure dealers and colectors in the UK can help your source parts . There are plenty of instruction manuals about and help and advice from other owners.

 

My advice is watch you don't trap your fingers in the escape hatch ( Hatch rash...) and make sure everything that needs oil and water has oil and water :angel:

 

Bovington tank museum may be able to provide the service history for teh vehicle.

 

Jim

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If you email, write or phone the Tank Museum at Bovington they will, for a fee, send you the Vehicle History Card for your Ferret - they will email you a copy.

 

Once you've got it, post it on here or PM me and I'll translate it from Army Speak into English for you!

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If you email, write or phone the Tank Museum at Bovington they will, for a fee, send you the Vehicle History Card for your Ferret - they will email you a copy.

 

Once you've got it, post it on here or PM me and I'll translate it from Army Speak into English for you!

 

Peter

 

I own Ferret 03CC17 which I have imported from England to Australia. On forum you indicated you could translate army information. Please see attached, I understand some of it but not 100% sure of what it all means. One item of information which does not seem to be there is the disposal date.

 

Thanks in anticipation.

 

Ken

Reg Card 003.jpg

Reg Card 001.jpg

Reg Card 002.jpg

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Ken,

 

Please see attached my 'translation' of your Ferret's history card - a busy little Ferret indeed!

 

Interesting to see a lot of late 80s UK service but only a short time with each regiment - there must be story there!

 

Having complied a few of these histories now, many just end with no disposal information - including my own Ferret, 03 CC 42!

 

Peter

 

 

03 CC 17.doc

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Peter

 

I own Ferret 03CC17 which I have imported from England to Australia. On forum you indicated you could translate army information. Please see attached, I understand some of it but not 100% sure of what it all means. One item of information which does not seem to be there is the disposal date.

 

Thanks in anticipation.

 

Ken[ATTACH=CONFIG]56204[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]56203[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]56202[/ATTACH]

 

The 419B shows 25 Fd Regt RA January 1978. It will have been in Paderborn / Sennelager (I cannot now remember whether 25 were in Barker Bks Paderborn - my preferred guess - or nearby Sennelager). I was in Alanbrooke Bks Paderborn with 15/19H at the time.

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A brief history od 25 regt RA at the time.

 

[TABLE]

[TR]

[TD=class: xl65, width: 103, bgcolor: #aad8c3, colspan: 1]974.02[/TD]

[TD=class: xl70, width: 418, bgcolor: #aad8c3, colspan: 1]Germany: Dennis Bks, Munsterlager[/TD]

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[TR]

[TD=class: xl65, width: 103, bgcolor: #aad8c3, colspan: 1][/TD]

[TD=class: xl71, width: 418, bgcolor: #aad8c3, colspan: 1]Feb 74: All Btys became field and retitled 25th Field Regiment RA[/TD]

[TD=class: xl66, width: 166, bgcolor: #aad8c3, colspan: 1]35, 54 and 93 Fd Btys[/TD]

[TD=class: xl66, width: 243, bgcolor: #aad8c3, colspan: 1]Abbot[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: xl65, width: 103, bgcolor: #aad8c3, colspan: 1][/TD]

[TD=class: xl71, width: 418, bgcolor: #aad8c3, colspan: 1]Jul - Nov 75: Northern Ireland - Belfast[/TD]

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[TD=class: xl66, width: 243, bgcolor: #aad8c3, colspan: 1][/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: xl76, width: 103, bgcolor: #aad8c3, colspan: 1] [/TD]

[TD=class: xl77, width: 418, bgcolor: #aad8c3, colspan: 1]Feb - Jun 77: Northern Ireland - Belfast[/TD]

[TD=class: xl74, width: 166, bgcolor: #aad8c3, colspan: 1] [/TD]

[TD=class: xl74, width: 243, bgcolor: #aad8c3, colspan: 1] [/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: xl65, width: 103, bgcolor: #aad8c3, colspan: 1]1978.01[/TD]

[TD=class: xl70, width: 418, bgcolor: #aad8c3, colspan: 1]Germany: Barker Bks, Paderborn[/TD]

[TD=class: xl66, width: 166, bgcolor: #aad8c3, colspan: 1]35, 54 and 93 Fd Btys[/TD]

[TD=class: xl66, width: 243, bgcolor: #aad8c3, colspan: 1]Abbot[/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: xl65, width: 103, bgcolor: #aad8c3, colspan: 1][/TD]

[TD=class: xl71, width: 418, bgcolor: #aad8c3, colspan: 1]Jan 78: 5 Bty joined the Regt from 19 Regt[/TD]

[TD=class: xl66, width: 166, bgcolor: #aad8c3, colspan: 1]5, 35, 54 and 93 Fd Btys[/TD]

[TD=class: xl66, width: 243, bgcolor: #aad8c3, colspan: 1][/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: xl65, width: 103, bgcolor: #aad8c3, colspan: 1][/TD]

[TD=class: xl71, width: 418, bgcolor: #aad8c3, colspan: 1]Sep 79 - Jan 80: Northern Ireland[/TD]

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[TD=class: xl66, width: 243, bgcolor: #aad8c3, colspan: 1][/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: xl65, width: 103, bgcolor: #aad8c3, colspan: 1][/TD]

[TD=class: xl71, width: 418, bgcolor: #aad8c3, colspan: 1]Mar 82: 5 Bty moved to 32 Regt[/TD]

[TD=class: xl66, width: 166, bgcolor: #aad8c3, colspan: 1]35, 54 and 93 Fd Btys[/TD]

[TD=class: xl66, width: 243, bgcolor: #aad8c3, colspan: 1][/TD]

[/TR]

[TR]

[TD=class: xl65, width: 103, bgcolor: #aad8c3, colspan: 1][/TD]

[TD=class: xl71, width: 418, bgcolor: #aad8c3, colspan: 1]1 Apr 1984: Regiment placed into Suspended Animation. 35, 54 & 93 Btys placed into suspended animation[/TD]

[TD=class: xl66, width: 166, bgcolor: #aad8c3, colspan: 1][/TD]

[/TR]

[/TABLE]

 

 

Barryu

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I think 39 Regt RA were at Barker, and 25 regt RA were at Sennelager.

 

Barryu

 

I was pretty sure 39 were at Dempsey. When I made the RAPC BAOR shooting team for Corpsaam in 1984, I overnighted with 39 the night before we travelled back courtesy their paymaster who was OC team.

 

But it was so-o-o-o long ago ...

 

I am sure 3RTR Armoured Farmers on Arrse keep banging on about sharing Barker with 25.

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