The Travels of Tel's Tin Tent. (4 Viewers)

[Airframes]

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 !!

 

[A4K]

Like a 1/16th RC model compared to the rest!

 

[Wurger]

 

[Gnomey]

Good shots Terry!

 

[Crimea_River]

Good stuff so far Terry. Looking forward to more.

 

[Airframes]

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").

 

[Airframes]

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 .....................

 

[Wurger]

 

[rochie]

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 .....................


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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

 

[Airframes]

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.

 

[MiTasol]

Magic Terry. It has been well worth the effort you put in to taming your computers and hardware.

 

[Crimea_River]

Somewhat peeved with your navy I see.

 

[T Bolt]

Great stuff Terry. That museum is a definite stop if I ever get over there.

 

[Airframes]

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.

 

[A4K]

That's annoying, but we're not going anywhere Terry.