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Bovington Tank Museum – June 2016
03/06/2016
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Friday 03 June 2016
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| Where Lawrence of Arabia died. | Wider view of the memorial. | |
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| Public tank viewing area. | Would have loved to see a tank go over this. | |
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| It was rather grey to start. | Challenger I – door guardian. | |
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| Not sure what it is? | But there is always Google image search. | |
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| Chieftain, now with mine ploughs. | T-55. | |
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| Chieftain in the trees. | The gate guardian is back. | |
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| Can’t beat a Centurion. | Stanley Barracks Gate Guardian. | |
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| A Challenger I of the Desert Rats. | Challenger I, Chieftain and Conqueror. | |
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| Chieftain and Conqueror. | The Challenger I. | |
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| The Fury Sherman. | Fury three quarter view. | |
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| King Tiger. | King Tiger with Zimmermat. | |
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| British Tortoise, biggest isn’t always best. | T-62. | |
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| T-72. | British light AFV. |
Bovington Tank Museum
Tanks in the Rain
04/01/2016
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Rather wet
And nearly needed a tank to get out
Categories: History, Military, Travel
#mb01, Bovington, Challenger, Chieftain, Conquerer, January 2016, Panther, T72, Tank Museum, Tiger
Tanks in the Rain
03/01/2016
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Tank Museum Bovington – Sunday 03 January 2016
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| Why there were tanks. | And tanks was a code name. | |
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| Conqueror Mark I. | Chieftain Mark 12 with Stillbrew. | |
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| Challenger I. | Swedish Centurion. Strv 81 Medium Tank. | |
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| Ferret Mark 2/6 FV703 with Valiant Missiles. | A13 Mark III Covenanter. The worst tank ever? | |
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| Soviet KV-1B. | M46 General Patton. | |
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| Centurion. | Sherman Firefly. | |
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| Panther built under British control. | Tiger 131. | |
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| T72. | Leopard I and Chieftain. | |
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| T62. | Challenger II. | |
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| T72 and Chieftain. | Leopard I. |
Tank Museum Bovington
Categories: History, Military
#mb01, Bovington, Centurion, Challenger, Chieftain, January 2016, T72, Tank Museum
Tanks and Rain–Bovington September 2015
13/09/2015
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And the odd fine ale. Saturday 12 September 2015.
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| Premier Inn Full English Part 01. | Premier Inn Full English Part 02. | |
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| Iraqi T62. | Chieftain MK 5. | |
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| The Museum Observation Tower. | Ferret with Swingfire ATGW. | |
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| Churchill Mark I. | Challenger I, not part of the Museum. | |
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| FV4030/4 Challenger 1 Tank. | The reason The Tank was invented. | |
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| Tiger II. | King Tiger. | |
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| Jagdpanther. | A DUKW for Mr Manning. | |
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| Comet 1. | M26 General Patton. | |
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| Finish Sturmgeschutz III. | Centurion Mark 3. | |
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| Leopard 1. | East German T-72M1. |
Categories: Food and drink, History, Military, Travel
#AFV2, Ale, Beer, Bier, Bovington, Challenger, Chieftain, Dorchester, Real Ale, Royal Oak, September 2015, T55, Tank Museum, Wetherspoons
The Tank Museum Video – May 2015
10/05/2015
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It’s just as well I had a backup plan
Because I needed one
Tank Museum Bovington – May 2015
09/05/2015
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And guess who left his SLR in the Premier Inn.
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| View from the car park. | And they expect children. | |
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| Target practice. | Chieftain, sort of gate guardian. | |
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| T-62. | A22 Churchill Mark II. | |
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| Centurion in cover. | And from the front. | |
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| Turrets. | Challenger Prototype. | |
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SD KFZ 182 PANZERKAMPFWAGEN VI AUSF B – King Tiger |
Tiger II | |
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| Challenger 2 V5 Prototype. | T-62 | |
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| T-72 | Chieftain | |
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| Leopard I | Centurion | |
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| Challenger 1 MBT Mark 3 | Swedish Centurion |
Foggy and Sunny
08/03/2014
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If you like Tanks
This is where you need to go
Categories: Food and drink, Military, Travel
#MM14, Army, Bovington, March 2014, Tank Museum, Tanks
Back to Bovington
10/03/2012
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This time the New Hall is complete
Mind you last time was 2009
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