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Thanks Evan, and yes, a Goliath ...... or maybe a mini-tank for use by very small German soldiers. Yeah, OK, I'm getting me coat now !!
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A4K
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Like a 1/16th RC model compared to the rest!
Good shots Terry!
Crimea_River
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Good stuff so far Terry. Looking forward to more.
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A few more of the WW2 vehicles, before moving on to a selection of other exhibits. There are many, many more (over 300) tanks and other vehicles on display at Bovington, from WW1 to the present day, but to show them all here would take up a lot of space, and is beyond the scope of this section of the thread.
Pic 1. Early WW2 French Char B. These saw service in Normandy with 21st Panzer Division, a unit that was equipped with numerous captured French vehicles, as well as PzKfw IVs.
Pic 2. Kettenkrad.
Pics 3 and 4. Daimler armoured car.
Pic 5. Jagdpanther.
Pics 6 and 7. Jagdtiger - a huge beast !
Pic 8. Hetzer.
Pics 9 and 10. The first and the last of British tanks - Mk.V Male from WW1, and the current Challenger 2.
I'll be back soon with a final round-up from the Tank Museum, Bovington, before commencing the first part of the Normandy tour itself.
(Note that Bovington should not be confused with Bovingdon, the latter being the site of a former WW2 USAAF airfield, near Hemel Hempstead in Hertfordshire, and the location for such movies as "633 Squadron" and "The War Lover").
Pic 1. Early WW2 French Char B. These saw service in Normandy with 21st Panzer Division, a unit that was equipped with numerous captured French vehicles, as well as PzKfw IVs.
Pic 2. Kettenkrad.
Pics 3 and 4. Daimler armoured car.
Pic 5. Jagdpanther.
Pics 6 and 7. Jagdtiger - a huge beast !
Pic 8. Hetzer.
Pics 9 and 10. The first and the last of British tanks - Mk.V Male from WW1, and the current Challenger 2.
I'll be back soon with a final round-up from the Tank Museum, Bovington, before commencing the first part of the Normandy tour itself.
(Note that Bovington should not be confused with Bovingdon, the latter being the site of a former WW2 USAAF airfield, near Hemel Hempstead in Hertfordshire, and the location for such movies as "633 Squadron" and "The War Lover").
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The final selection of images from the Tank Museum, Bovington, UK.
I'll be back, probably tomorrow, with the first stage of our journey across the Channel to Normandy. I need to download some extra images from my 'phone to compliment the pics from my camera, and I'm hoping that whatever "glitch" affected the earlier downloads has now been rectified, and that the images transfer successfully, and in a usable size.
Pic 1. German Leopard 1.
Pic 2. Chieftain.
Pic 3. T-72.
Pic 4. Iraqi T-62, captured during the Gulf War.
Pic 5. Ferret in UN colours, with Max and Barbara providing scale.
Pic 6. Centurion Mk.3.
Pics 7 to 10. An impressive exhibit of a Centurion Mk.3, cut in half to show the interior. (try that with a Tamiya kit !!).
Back soon, watch this space .....................
I'll be back, probably tomorrow, with the first stage of our journey across the Channel to Normandy. I need to download some extra images from my 'phone to compliment the pics from my camera, and I'm hoping that whatever "glitch" affected the earlier downloads has now been rectified, and that the images transfer successfully, and in a usable size.
Pic 1. German Leopard 1.
Pic 2. Chieftain.
Pic 3. T-72.
Pic 4. Iraqi T-62, captured during the Gulf War.
Pic 5. Ferret in UN colours, with Max and Barbara providing scale.
Pic 6. Centurion Mk.3.
Pics 7 to 10. An impressive exhibit of a Centurion Mk.3, cut in half to show the interior. (try that with a Tamiya kit !!).
Back soon, watch this space .....................
I always thought it was very thoughtful of Vickers to have all the internals on either side of the Tank, leaving a gap down the middle, just in case someone tried to do this
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Yes, and it was also convenient for storage and transport to the battle area. The two halves were stored "flat packed", with the crew in position, then joined together when needed !
Anyway, we left Bovington at around 17.15 hrs, bidding farewell to Max and Barbara (who live near Southampton), and set out on the one hour drive to our hotel near the ferry terminal at Portsmouth, where we had a meal and a few beers, before retiring early, as we had to be at check-in by 06.30 hrs the following morning.
The check-in and boarding procedure was smooth, simple and fairly quick - none of the nonsense with delays caused by the newly-introduced European Entry/Exit system at UK airports, and we were soon slipping past the Royal Navy Dockyards toward the Solent, and the six hour trip across the Channel to Caen (Ouistreham), Normandy.
Our ship was the Brittany Ferries "Mont St. Michel", a large, modern vessel carrying vehicles and foot passengers, with excellent facilities, and as the sea was calm and as flat as a mill pond, we had an effortless, smooth crossing, no doubt much better than the troops that had departed from this same port for D-Day, eighty two years earlier, and bound for Sword beach at Ouistreham.
I used my 'phone for photos during the crossing, and as I haven't yet sorted those images, I've used a "stock shot" of the ferry, and some of Karl's photos below.
Pic 1. Our ship, "Mont St. Michel".
Pics 2 to 4. Passing some rather worn-looking RN ships, including the carrier "HMS Prince of Wales", which was broken, apparently something to do with the rubber bands that power the screws. But in true "Matelot" fashion, the crew had erected a party marquee on deck, in order to enjoy the odd "rave" whilst having b*gger all else to do ................
I'll be back when I've sorted the rest of the photos.
Anyway, we left Bovington at around 17.15 hrs, bidding farewell to Max and Barbara (who live near Southampton), and set out on the one hour drive to our hotel near the ferry terminal at Portsmouth, where we had a meal and a few beers, before retiring early, as we had to be at check-in by 06.30 hrs the following morning.
The check-in and boarding procedure was smooth, simple and fairly quick - none of the nonsense with delays caused by the newly-introduced European Entry/Exit system at UK airports, and we were soon slipping past the Royal Navy Dockyards toward the Solent, and the six hour trip across the Channel to Caen (Ouistreham), Normandy.
Our ship was the Brittany Ferries "Mont St. Michel", a large, modern vessel carrying vehicles and foot passengers, with excellent facilities, and as the sea was calm and as flat as a mill pond, we had an effortless, smooth crossing, no doubt much better than the troops that had departed from this same port for D-Day, eighty two years earlier, and bound for Sword beach at Ouistreham.
I used my 'phone for photos during the crossing, and as I haven't yet sorted those images, I've used a "stock shot" of the ferry, and some of Karl's photos below.
Pic 1. Our ship, "Mont St. Michel".
Pics 2 to 4. Passing some rather worn-looking RN ships, including the carrier "HMS Prince of Wales", which was broken, apparently something to do with the rubber bands that power the screws. But in true "Matelot" fashion, the crew had erected a party marquee on deck, in order to enjoy the odd "rave" whilst having b*gger all else to do ................
I'll be back when I've sorted the rest of the photos.
MiTasol
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Magic Terry. It has been well worth the effort you put in to taming your computers and hardware.
Crimea_River
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Somewhat peeved with your navy I see.
T Bolt
Colonel
Great stuff Terry. That museum is a definite stop if I ever get over there.
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Thanks chaps.
Sorry for the delay. I'm still battling with the 'phone photos. They've imported, but can't be found anywhere.
It's driving me nuts, but I'll get there eventually.
Sorry for the delay. I'm still battling with the 'phone photos. They've imported, but can't be found anywhere.
It's driving me nuts, but I'll get there eventually.
A4K
Brigadier General
That's annoying, but we're not going anywhere Terry.
Crimea_River
Marshal
Good shots Terry!
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At last, some sort of success !
After b*ggering about for what seemed like an eon, I've finally managed to import the 'phone pictures to my PC. Don't ask me how, as I have no idea, and suspect that witchcraft, alchemy and voluminous foul language may have been involved !
They've still refused all attempts to be corralled into a single folder, but at least I've now got them.
I'll be back very soon to continue the beginning of our Normandy 2026 tour, once I've sorted the first batch of images.
After b*ggering about for what seemed like an eon, I've finally managed to import the 'phone pictures to my PC. Don't ask me how, as I have no idea, and suspect that witchcraft, alchemy and voluminous foul language may have been involved !
They've still refused all attempts to be corralled into a single folder, but at least I've now got them.
I'll be back very soon to continue the beginning of our Normandy 2026 tour, once I've sorted the first batch of images.
MiTasol
Major
The first two are fake but the third is very true.
People forget that the inbuilt AI detects stress and the higher the stress the more it tries to defeat you. Voluminous foul language is known to frighten AI because it detects that you might destroy it and therefore backs off in self defence.
You now need to apply the same fix to the computer.
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So, to continue with the actual trip to France, as we set sail across a flat-calm sea in beautiful weather, the beginning of a pattern that was to see temperatures in Normandy mainly in the high 30C range (average around 36C/96.8F), and rising to 43C (109.4F) and 46C (114.8F)
on at least two days !
Pic 1. Map showing route across the Channel.
Pic 2. Further view of HMS Prince of Wales.
Pic 3. Approaching the Harbour mouth at Portsmouth.
Pic 4. Inbound (smaller) vehicle ferry, with the Isle of Wight seen at right.
Pic 5. The aft deck in glorious sunshine.
Pic 6. Ship's wake cutting across the calm blue sea.
Pic 7. Aft superstructure and funnels giving some idea of the size of the vessel.
Pic 8. Karl on the lookout for U-Boats.
Pic 9. Approaching Ouistreham, with the eastern-most edge of Sword beach running from centre to right.
Pics 10 and 11. Looking west along Sword beach. The "Ferris" wheel is roughly where the Casino was on D-Day, stormed by Cmdt. Keiffer's French Commandos.
I'll be back tomorrow with more pics, setting the scene in and around our base at Benouville.
on at least two days !
Pic 1. Map showing route across the Channel.
Pic 2. Further view of HMS Prince of Wales.
Pic 3. Approaching the Harbour mouth at Portsmouth.
Pic 4. Inbound (smaller) vehicle ferry, with the Isle of Wight seen at right.
Pic 5. The aft deck in glorious sunshine.
Pic 6. Ship's wake cutting across the calm blue sea.
Pic 7. Aft superstructure and funnels giving some idea of the size of the vessel.
Pic 8. Karl on the lookout for U-Boats.
Pic 9. Approaching Ouistreham, with the eastern-most edge of Sword beach running from centre to right.
Pics 10 and 11. Looking west along Sword beach. The "Ferris" wheel is roughly where the Casino was on D-Day, stormed by Cmdt. Keiffer's French Commandos.
I'll be back tomorrow with more pics, setting the scene in and around our base at Benouville.
