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Posted: Thu Nov 07, 2013 9:10 am Post subject: Re: Bovington
Vickers Medium Tank wreck at Bovington Tank Museum in 1990 www.flickr.com/photos/...7615216368 www.flickr.com/photos/...7615216368 www.flickr.com/photos/...7615216368 Is it still there ? are there any current photos of it?

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Posted: Sun May 04, 2014 4:59 pm Post subject: Re: Bovington
Any info ?

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Posted: Sun May 04, 2014 6:19 pm Post subject: Re: Bovington
I seem to remember that it was found buried in the Ashdown forest in Kent in the early 1990s, possibly being part of a defensive line from WW2, but it was felt to be so far gone as to be not worth preserving at all so it has gently rusted away over the years.

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Posted: Mon May 05, 2014 6:48 pm Post subject: Re: Bovington
It was scrapped after a year or so in Bov's "Care"!

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Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2014 7:00 am Post subject: Re: Bovington
200+ pictures from Tankfest 2014. As usual, very good quality shots from "Megashorts": www.flickr.com/photos/...5368777761

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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2014 9:05 am Post subject: Re: Bovington
Thanks for posting the link of 2014 photos. I was there, it was a great show, but as a visitor you do not get this close so many of the photos are better than reality.

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Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 5:48 am Post subject: Re: Bovington
I had the chance to meet a veteran of the 11th British Armoured Division at Tankfest (in 1944 he liberated the city where I reside now), so this was really worth the trip !! P-O _________________ soldat_ryan @ hotmail.com Looking for photos of Sherman manufacturer's plates

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Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 8:11 pm Post subject: Re: Bovington
- Landsverk I was there, it was a great show Really? I found it very boring, long-winded compared to the last years. And no special Tanks around the arena. So skipped Sunday and shot some rifles/pistols, drove a T16 on public roads and fired an old 2 pounder canon. Was the Hetzer the real thing or a disguised Swiss G13? _________________ www.wheelsandtracks.com and my pics on flickr

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Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 9:30 pm Post subject: Re: Bovington
Real one. Crompton Collection.

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Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2014 9:33 pm Post subject: Re: Bovington
Rod Cadman told me that Bruce has got a correct gun for it, not the one that is fitted in the G-13s. P-O _________________ soldat_ryan @ hotmail.com Looking for photos of Sherman manufacturer's plates

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Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2014 8:59 am Post subject: Re: Bovington
It carries an early version "topfblende" and the gun looks like a KwK 39. They are both strong signs it's an original Hetzer. Massimo

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Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2014 12:08 pm
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- Landsverk

Thanks for posting the link of 2014 photos. I was there, it was a great show, but as a visitor you do not get this close so many of the photos are better than reality.

All the photos were taken from public areas Smile

I get no special access as I'm just a private visitor Smile

Pick your place 20 minutes before the display starts and you have a clear view of the action. Think about where the sun is and which way the wind is blowing Smile

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Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2014 12:24 pm Post subject: Re: Bovington
- megashorts All the photos were taken from public areas I get no special access as I'm just a private visitor Welcome to the forum! Massimo

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Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2014 4:29 pm Post subject: Re: Bovington
welcome to the forum, Paul !! Pierre-Olivier _________________ soldat_ryan @ hotmail.com Looking for photos of Sherman manufacturer's plates

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Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2014 4:40 pm Post subject: Re: Bovington
- the_shadock welcome to the forum, Paul !! Pierre-Olivier Hi Massimo & Pierre-Oliver Thanks I've been lurking for a while Paul

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