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vagabond · Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2012 3:16 am Post subject: German replicas at MI Airshow

At this year’s Thunder Over Michigan airshow there were some replicas of German armor.

These photos are from the photographer's page.

Who owns/operates them?

Also - can anyone ID the AFV in this photo?

Pzkpfw-e · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jul 21, 2010 Posts: 1202

The "Panther" is one of the T54/5-based replicas. The "Stug" FV432 base?

Costas_TT · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Feb 15, 2012 Posts: 387

The second StuG looks a little different from the first, if the twin spare track lengths on the left side are any indication. It could belong to the 9th Reenactment Society. Here is a link to their StuG III page: www.9thsspanzer.com/Va...uGIII.html

piney

maybe a Brumbar in the last picture?

Geoff_walden · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jan 26, 2006 Posts: 133

The vehicles in the smoke are the two Stug replicas ... not really very accurate repros. The Panther was better. There were also two real Hetzers (ex-G13s, probably), a Kettenkrad, and a Pak 40. U.S. had a couple of Stuarts and a 57mm AT gun. The U.S. won the reenactment battle because 11 P51 Mustangs did the German armor in.

Geoff_walden · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jan 26, 2006 Posts: 133

Some of the vehicles did belong to 9th SS Hohenstaufen. Others had 1st SS LAH markings.

Garry_Redmon · Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2012 1:32 am Post subject: Re: German replicas at MI Airshow

The Panther is owned by Northeast Military Vehicle Services. They bought it last year from someone in Hungary. It's for sale for $169,000 on Dave Uhrig's site.