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Dontos · Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2010 11:17 pm Post subject: Re: News from Ft Knox

Trevor

Just looking thru some fairly recent photo files, I found this for your Heavy Tank index.

The T29 Heavy Tank: (Photos taken in April 2010)

Enjoy
Regards
Don

Dontos · Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2010 9:44 pm Post subject: Re: News from Ft Knox

Trevor

The T34 photo was taken in Richardson Motor Pool in May 2009. It is currently in the same location.

The M103A2 Photo was during the same time period, although I'm not sure of specific day/month.

What I can do, is do a reshoot of all the Heavy tanks on the same day. Currently the T29 & T30 are statically located infront of Marshall Hall. The T29E3, T34, T43, and M103A2 are located in RMP.

Regards
Don

TrevorLarkum · Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2010 9:09 pm Post subject: Re: News from Ft Knox

- Dontos

The T29E3 is also to be moved to RMP. It was moved off the pad to the parking lot since too much would have been torn up if it had been moved to where the other vehicles are located.

Regards
Don

I have long been fascinated by the post-war US heavy tank series so this prompted me to start putting my Fort Knox heavy tanks online (before getting distracted by the APG Matilda) and that's now finished - T28, 2 x T29, T30, T34 and 2 x M103:

Preserved Tanks at Fort Knox

I'm working on FK in between other projects, but once I get the remaining tanks online I will aim to bring it all up to date (just in time to catch up on the BRAC changes).

Don, I've added your heavy tank photo's where I've found them - could I ask you to take a look and estimate dates for your T34 and M103 pictures (bottom of each page)?

UID 1275: T34 Heavy Tank

UID 1279: M103 Heavy Tank

Thanks.

Dontos · Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2010 7:19 pm Post subject: Re: News from Ft Knox

Neil

I'm not sure yet, but once I do a physical confirmation (& photograph) then I'll know for sure on the exact number on the M48 series

AHHHHHH

I will get that some day, but between needing to corner the individual, and not getting sidetracked, ....... not yet.

Regards
Don

Neil_Baumgardner · Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2010 7:03 pm Post subject: Re: News from Ft Knox

Many thanks Don,
I guess it appears to be a "new" M48A2 I didnt have listed before...

FYI, SN 6888 was previously also at Keyes Park.
svsm.org/gallery/m48a2c

Any luck with those convoy SNs?

Neil

Dontos · Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2010 1:32 pm Post subject: Re: News from Ft Knox

- Neil_Baumgardner

Thanks Don.

Here's the M48s I have at Fort Knox - if this would help identify it....

M48 SN 2400 RMP
M48 RMP; Fmrly at 16th Cav HQ & Wilson Rd Gate
M48 Patton RN 9A4687 RMP; Formerly at Harmon Hall
M48A1 SN 4372 RMP
M48A1 SN 6888 RMP; Formerly at Keyes Park
M48A2C SN 305?, RN 9B1376 at Former Bullion Gate, Chaffee Rd
M48A2C SN 923, RN 9B1344 RMP; Formerly in the LST Building
M48A2C SN 1052, RN 9B1416 at Stithton Traffic Circle
M48A2C SN 1201, RN 9B0263 at Former Bullion Gate, Chaffee Rd
M48A3 RN 9B6323; “Patton 48” inside the museum
M48A5 SN A10927 RMP
M48A5E1 SN 4494, RN JK001F RMP

Neil

I was chexking this, and revised your list slightly plus added one. I'm gonna reshoot & confirm this list then post.

Hope to get into more to confirm Data Plates & SNs

1) M48 SN 2400, RMP
2) M48 SN ????, RMP; Fmrly at 16th Cav HQ & Wilson Rd Gate
3) M48 RN 9A4687, RMP; Formerly at Harmon Hall
4) M48A1 SN 4372, RMP
5) M48A1 SN 6888, RMP
6) M48A2C SN 305?, RN 9B1376 at Former Chaffee Gate, Chaffee Rd
6-1)M48A2C SN ????, RMP; Formerly Keyes Park
7) M48A2C SN 923, RN 9B1344, RMP; Formerly in LST Building
8 ) M48A2C SN 1052, RN 9B1416 at Stithton Traffic Circle
9) M48A2C SN 1201, RN 9B0263 at Former Chaffee Gate, Chaffee Rd
10) M48A3 RN 9B6323, “Patton 48” inside the museum
11) M48A5 SN A10927, RMP
12) M48A5E1 SN 4494, RN JK001F, RMP

Regards
Don

Garry_Redmon · Posted: Sat Jul 31, 2010 2:51 am Post subject: Re: News from Ft Knox

I think the M31 is going the same place the M32 is going. Not sure exactly, maybe Lee.

Dontos · Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 10:39 pm Post subject: Re: News from Ft Knox

And of course there is this.

Regards
Don

Dontos · Posted: Fri Jul 30, 2010 10:38 pm Post subject: Re: News from Ft Knox

Spent a little time onpost here are a few updates:

Current 'Keyes Park' Survivors: (These vehicles will stay)

The rest have been moved to RMP.

Regards
Don

Neil_Baumgardner · Posted: Sun Jul 18, 2010 4:07 am Post subject: Re: News from Ft Knox

Thanks Don.

Here's the M48s I have at Fort Knox - if this would help identify it....

M48 SN 2400 RMP
M48 RMP; Fmrly at 16th Cav HQ & Wilson Rd Gate
M48 Patton RN 9A4687 RMP; Formerly at Harmon Hall
M48A1 SN 4372 RMP
M48A1 SN 6888 RMP; Formerly at Keyes Park
M48A2C SN 305?, RN 9B1376 at Former Bullion Gate, Chaffee Rd
M48A2C SN 923, RN 9B1344 RMP; Formerly in the LST Building
M48A2C SN 1052, RN 9B1416 at Stithton Traffic Circle
M48A2C SN 1201, RN 9B0263 at Former Bullion Gate, Chaffee Rd
M48A3 RN 9B6323; “Patton 48” inside the museum
M48A5 SN A10927 RMP
M48A5E1 SN 4494, RN JK001F RMP

Neil

Dontos · Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2010 5:57 pm Post subject: Re: News from Ft Knox

Taken today, with no detectable SN/RN information. Too many layers of paint is obscuring any SN data. However there is a cast SN (725) on the underside rear.

I 'may' be able to get all the Ft Benning convoy SN data in the next few days, although don't hold your breath.

Regards
Don

TrevorLarkum · Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2010 10:22 am Post subject: Re: News from Ft Knox

- Dontos

Just back from Post.

Here are the two M48A2C's that are still on Chaffee Road.

South side of Chaffee Road:

Note: The 'Home of Armor' lettering have been removed from the brick stand.

North side of Chaffee Road:

Regards
Don

Entries updated:

Fort Knox Patton 1216

Fort Knox Patton 1217

TrevorLarkum · Posted: Sun Jul 11, 2010 9:34 am Post subject: Re: News from Ft Knox

- the_shadock

- TrevorLarkum

Great, done:

Fort Knox Hummel (UID189)

It's becoming a very good photographic history of this vehicle.

Well, this is very interesting. People who will repaint this vehicle at Fort Benning will be able to find the year of the layer of painting which they are scratching :mrgreen:

Geoff Walden has sent me another photo of the Hummel which nicely fills the gap between 1955 and 1983:

Fort Knox Hummel (UID 189)

TrevorLarkum · Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 8:02 pm Post subject: Re: News from Ft Knox

I'm not sure I can help, but that Patton might be one in my list (some of which include serials from Don from previous conversations and threads):

Fort Knox

Dontos · Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 7:12 pm Post subject: Re: News from Ft Knox

Neil

Unfortunately I'm having some issues (work related...) getting on to post to get get that info, so I'd say for now, its a 'cut-bait' situation on Convoy 1.

As for the Keyes Park M48A2C, I'll try to get that for you. All my info seems to omit RN/SN on it, but I do have a number of photos.

Sorry for the 'non-answer'. I'll try to do better in the coming days.

Regards
Don

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