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The Military Museums - Calgary, AB gallery
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Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 6:53 pm Post subject: The Military Museums - Calgary, AB gallery
Hello All, We’ve added a gallery of photos from The Military Museums - Calgary, AB. It’s a great multi-service museum. Terrific displays and dioramas - something for everyone! Enjoy! afvagabond.smugmug.com...6013_ZooUB Outside overview Churchill Mk VIII Crocodile T72 Diorama

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Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 8:13 pm Post subject: Re: The Military Museums - Calgary, AB gallery
hi Vagabond you'll have to ask LDSHRecceboy how many different Sherman parts make up the Sherman in the lobbies diorama, tanks aren't my specialty. But the Jeep in the dio is actually 1946 CJ though. Sapper141

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Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 9:22 pm Post subject: Re: The Military Museums - Calgary, AB gallery
Very fascinating place. Thanks for sharing.Most likely I will never be able to visit it in person. Massimo

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Posted: Wed Mar 23, 2011 10:32 pm
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Yup, good Museum, drove the T-72 for 20 mins when we had it running, what a beast.
The Sherman is a post war version ( all we had on hand for the gallery)and not a war time version as shown in the full size dio. They have lots of full size dio's in the museum of 6 different units that were from the Calgary area. My ole unit's gallery is one of the few places were you can see both sides of a Victoria cross in the medel gallery.

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Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 6:18 am Post subject: Re: The Military Museums - Calgary, AB gallery
Hello Vagabond, Again very nice pictures! Did you see a Chieftain (11FD74) in the museum and do you have the s/n of the T-72? I have only a part of that number (M..T22CNM), missing the 2nd and 3rd letter. Regards, Lesley

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Posted: Fri Mar 25, 2011 9:23 am Post subject: Re: The Military Museums - Calgary, AB gallery
Hi Lesley - Thanks! No to both questions - I didn't see the Chieftain and I don't have a shot of the T72 SN. Sorry! Maybe recceboy can help. He's driven the thing! Re: the post war Shermans - I heard from a friend that after WW2 very few Shermans were allowed back into Canada, hence the post war versions on display.

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Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 12:16 am Post subject: Re: The Military Museums - Calgary, AB gallery
No Chieftain there, I have a set of walkaround photos when the East German T-72 showed up, will find them for you and will post the serial number. Anthony

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Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 3:28 pm Post subject: Re: The Military Museums - Calgary, AB gallery
I'll check too, I think I've photographed every square inch of that thing! Jim

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Posted: Sat Mar 26, 2011 6:58 pm Post subject: Re: The Military Museums - Calgary, AB gallery
Thanks! Lesley

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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 12:17 am
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Hi Lesley! Hi Folks!

- L.Delsing

Hello Vagabond,
...... do you have the s/n of the T-72? I have only a part of that number (M..T22CNM), missing the 2nd and 3rd letter.

Regards,
Lesley

Check out this photo over at Primeportal.

data.primeportal.net/t...of_126.jpg

Jim Caddo has a major set of walk around photos of the T72 at the Museum of the Regt.s in Calgary posted on Prime Poretal.

Hope it helps!
Sgt Scouts out!

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