Valentine tank found in Poland
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Benevolens Magister
Great news. Thanks for posting Dominik.
Very cool. Amazing everything that is still buried out there.
vikingBerserker
Lieutenant General
That's really incredible!
Aaron Brooks Wolters
Brigadier General
With all here, VERY COOL!
Very cool!
michaelmaltby
Colonel
I wonder if it was one the Valentines made in Canada and supplied to the USSR ..... is it gas or diesel ..?
" ... For developing its own tank forces, Canada had established its own tank production facilities. After modifications to the Valentine design, to use local standards and materials, 1,420 were produced Canada. All, bar a few of the Canadian production, were sent to the Soviet-Union, alongside 2,394 of British production. They formed the Commonwealth's main export to the Soviet Union under the lend-lease programme. The remaining 30 were retained for training. The use of local GMC 'Detroit' diesel engine in Canadian production, was regarded as a success and the engine was subsequently adopted for British production."
[Wikipedia]
Valentine tank - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://lend-lease.airforce.ru/english/photogallery/valentine/index.htm
" ... For developing its own tank forces, Canada had established its own tank production facilities. After modifications to the Valentine design, to use local standards and materials, 1,420 were produced Canada. All, bar a few of the Canadian production, were sent to the Soviet-Union, alongside 2,394 of British production. They formed the Commonwealth's main export to the Soviet Union under the lend-lease programme. The remaining 30 were retained for training. The use of local GMC 'Detroit' diesel engine in Canadian production, was regarded as a success and the engine was subsequently adopted for British production."
[Wikipedia]
Valentine tank - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
http://lend-lease.airforce.ru/english/photogallery/valentine/index.htm
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N4521U
Colonel
Amazing how "intact" it still is.
Wow...that's awesome...
fastmongrel
1st Sergeant
Almost looks like you could wash it down turn the key and drive away
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Benevolens Magister
Very probably will be able to do so, once cleaned and restored. That T-34 brought out of a bog last year, still had battery charge, and the engine turned over!
vinnye
Senior Airman
I hope they restore it soon!
johnbr
2nd Lieutenant
You have to love mud at times.
fastmongrel
1st Sergeant
Well I was out Mountainbiking this morning and I bl***y hate mud. I reckon I brought back about 10 pounds of the horrible stuff on me and the bike. If it preserves me as well as the Valentine I will be a bit happier when I am the same age.
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bobbysocks
Chief Master Sergeant
that's amazing...
parsifal
Colonel
Amazing how the mud preserved the vehicle so well. I would love to see the finished product once restored
