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Series of pics from Fort Knox from early 1980's
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Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 6:16 pm Post subject: Series of pics from Fort Knox from early 1980's
Hello all, Here is a series of pics from most likely early 1980's. This when Fort Knox still had a lot outdoors.....I could do Saumur or Kubinka but others have done a really good job already...some color shift, sorry about that...

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Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 7:12 pm Post subject: Re: Series of pics from Fort Knox from early 1980's
Thanks for the pics! Some info below: - armyjunk2 Sd.Kfz. 234/4 Panzerspaehwagen, in storage AFAIK. Sd.Kfz. 251/9 Ausf D, also in storage AFAIK. An RSO? Is this still in the collection? Need help with this one... - still in the collection? Neil

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Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 8:24 pm Post subject: Re: Series of pics from Fort Knox from early 1980's
Neil, I'm no help, but Don might know.......

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Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 8:30 pm
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Currently on Display in Museum

Munitionspanzer (38t)- in storage

Currently in storage

Sd/Kfz 234-4- Currently in Storage

StuG III- Whereabouts unknown

Panzer III- Currently in Storage: Restoration ongoing

StuG III- Whereabouts unknown

Hummel: 'On Loan'...whereabouts unknown

Sd/Kfz 251 (?) 'Pioneer Version': Whereabouts unknown

Sd/Kfz 251-9: Currently in Storage: Restoration ongoing

RSO-OSt: Currently in Storage

StuH 42: Currently on exhibit in Museum

Sd/Kfz 223: Currently in Storage

Hows that...

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Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 8:41 pm Post subject: Re: Series of pics from Fort Knox from early 1980's
When German halftracks go bad and hit the skids.... Same vehicle in '71 and '06 (somebody else had the same eye for an angle in that black and white view above)

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Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 8:43 pm Post subject: Re: Series of pics from Fort Knox from early 1980's
- Doug_Kibbey When German halftracks go bad and hit the skids.... Same vehicle in '06 And thats the Sd?kfz 223 on the left. ( I think...) Or its the 234-4... Don _________________ "Gonna hold my breath until Armor returns home..."

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Posted: Mon Nov 20, 2006 8:54 pm Post subject: Re: Series of pics from Fort Knox from early 1980's
this one is now on loan to the Panzermuseum, Munster (Germany) P-O _________________ soldat_ryan @ hotmail.com Looking for photos of Sherman manufacturer's plates

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Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 8:45 am Post subject: Re: Series of pics from Fort Knox from early 1980's
Hi Folks! - Dontos And thats the Sd?kfz 223 on the left. ( I think...) Or its the 234-4... Don Not sure about the vehicle on the left. The vehicle on the right is a STRV-103C, or S-tank. Sgt, Scouts out! _________________ "You can never have too much reconnaissance." General G.S. Patton Jr.

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Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 11:49 am Post subject: Re: Series of pics from Fort Knox from early 1980's
Roy, Definitely "S" tank on the right. Not sure 'bout the other one. D.

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Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 12:36 pm Post subject: Re: Series of pics from Fort Knox from early 1980's
thanks for some interesting shots, when you say they are in storage is it the same as bovington, storage meaning "visit to the holy grail???"

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Posted: Tue Nov 21, 2006 1:59 pm
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- jtrowbridge5

thanks for some interesting shots, when you say they are in storage is it the same as bovington, storage meaning "visit to the holy grail???"

Since I've only visited Bovington once and only got to see the standard public display (Two days AFTER they removed the Tiger I from display for rework a few years back Crying or Very sad

) I'm not sure what storage is like there and how easy or difficult it is to get to see anything there

On my trip to Knox a couple years back my contacts from this group and my association with Aberdeen enabled me to get a pretty good tour of the Storage area there. I think we've done a pretty good job of getting folks access to MOST of the storage areas at Aberdeen (There is the mysterious area

'Behind the fence'

that may contain untold treasures that few have access to :roll:) but items occasionally come out of there (like the 1919 Cunningham and the two T23s in the last couple years

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So I think if it is in storage at Aberdeen or Knox, and you ask nice and allow enough time for reasonable arrangements to be made there is a pretty good chance of getting to see the items.

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Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 1:51 am
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Not from the 70s or 80's,....

Taken during relocation activities in 2002 & 2003.

I am attempting to use the hull emergency escape hatch of Panzer III, after removing it from display in the Museum. Currently in operational restoration.

StuG III with the faded remains of its original paint. This vehicle has never been altered since its arrival here.

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Posted: Wed Nov 22, 2006 3:41 pm Post subject: Re: Series of pics from Fort Knox from early 1980's
Wow ... where are they at now?

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