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Tank Museum-New Hall-Upto The Present Day

09/03/2012 Leave a comment

Heavier, lower

 

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Centurion   M48 Patton
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FDR Leopard I   Soviet T72
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British Chieftain   British Scorpion
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Iraqi T62   British Challenger

But with a bigger bang

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Tank Museum-New Hall-WWII

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Odd colours on the Panther

 

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A French Char B   A British A13 Cruiser
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A German Panzer II   Oddly coloured Panzer V – Panther
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Soviet T34 85   German Tiger I
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German Panzer III   US M3 Grant
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British Cromwell   British – Sherman Firefly

 

But there had the main gun round for each tank

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Tank Museum–New Hall-WW1

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Was here in 2009 and it wasn’t quite finished

 

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Little Willie   A Mark II female
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A French light tank   A British light tank

 

It is now and it is excellent

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Tank Museum Bovington–Outside

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Not as sunny

 

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The observation tower and war memorial   Where you can see the tanks in action
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And why it’s called the Kuwait Arena   Gate guard

 

But just as good

Starting Over

08/03/2012 Leave a comment

Tangmere Aircraft Museum

08/03/2012 1 comment

On a sunny spring day

 

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Tangmere Aircraft Museum, just past Chichester   With a Sea Harrier on Gate Guard
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Prototype Spitfire   And a Danish VB
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High speed Hawker Hunter   I think it’s a Swift but my memory is failing
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Another Hunter   English Electric Lightning
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Same Lightning   UK FGR II with tail hook
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Sea Vixen   Tangmere Memorial
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Pill Box and Bomb Shelter   And back to the gate guard.

 

Well worth a look

Beano 01–Going and Arriving

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The first of 2012

 

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And even HD traffic data   The Little Chef at Tothill Services.  Brekkie and Wifi stop.
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Totally unplanned, I am staying opposite a Spoons.   30 minutes free Wifis

 

But in 720p

Garden – March 2012

03/03/2012 4 comments

Music this Month – February 2012

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Music this Month – February 2012

What I’m listening to:-

Tattoo – Van Halen
America – The Nice
Parklife – Blur
Trouble – Coldplay
Take it off the top – Dixie Dreggs

February 2012

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The month of:-

Brecon
Minus 8.4°
Snow with variance
1080p recording anyway
Standing on a chair
Wisdom and Vegas
Digging
Newport trails
Death outside the tunnel
Manchester, tickets and Spooky
Late opening with Big Carl
First lawn mowing
.de
Keys
Sun and prisons

Coming in March 2012

March Museum
One away