Landships II

Tim R · Hero

Surviving FT-17 pdf

philthydirtyanimal · Commander in Chief

Tim,

I think I posted that a few months ago. The list also covers the 6 ton and Russki Reno. If�I didnt post it, I meant to!

The same guy, Pierre, also has a listing of other WW1 tanks - the rhomboids etc. It has a picture of the South African Whippet.

He's a great bloke.

Tim R · Hero

Sorry, You may have posted it, but I must have missed it. hmm

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�� Oh well, may be some one else missed it too.

All the Best
Tim R.

philthydirtyanimal · Commander in Chief

Its ok! Its so good its worth posting 3 or 4 times!

here's the other tanks list

http://the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_WW1_tanks.pdf

James H · Legend

Now this raises an interesting matter. Pierre says he's still looking for pics of the FT17 in the Somme Museum at Amiens.

A few years ago, armed with Preserved Tanks in France by Trevor Larkum, I went looking for it. According to Mr. L "This FT17 is displayed with other First World War vehicles in the Somme Museum at Amiens". There is no accompanying picture.

Went into the tourist office in Amiens to ask for directions. They'd never heard of it. The very helpful lady even telephoned a local historian to see if he could help. He'd never heard of it. Did I mean Peronne? No, we'd just come from there. Albert? No, we were there yesterday.

The impression I formed was that the Museum is a figment of Mr. L's imagination.�Has anyone had a confirmed sighting?

philthydirtyanimal · Commander in Chief

Nope! No sighting, James.

Maybe he meant 'memorial' instead of 'museum'. And�over the�years, the memorial has moved/gone, like all the ones that disappeared in the UK.

Lot of tanks disappear! For example, in a photograph I spotted a 6-tonner at Camp Toccoa that was not on Pierre's list. It actually turns out that there used to be two 6-tonners at Camp Toccoa, and they have both disappeared!

The two FT tanks found in Afghanistan (five years ago?) have disappeared.

And does Saumur have two, or three, FT tanks? I think they have two with weapons, and one Radio/Signal (TSF) version.

And then there is Gwyn's Whippet in Kharkov or Moscow.

And the buried tank in some park in England

And where are Mulder and Scully when you really need them! (actually, they're making a comeback, so that's not such a good joke!)

James H · Legend

Maybe he meant 'memorial' instead of 'museum'. Possibly, but what are the "other WWI vehicles" he mentions?

I understood that the Afghan FT17s were being restored somewhere. But if no-one knows where they are, perhaps Guantanamo is a place to start.

This is from the bloke who tried to find the alleged one in the park in Lancashire:

http://www.activeboard.com/forum.spark?forumID=63528&p=3&topicID=13349096

X-Files making a comeback? Brilliant. Not that I'm a geek or anything. I'm not interested in Star Trek, I must point out. It's just that I'll never forget the time Scully had herself tattooed.

philthydirtyanimal · Commander in Chief

The Afghan FTs went to the Patton Armour Museum. I have photos of them there in my flickr pages. But there has been no news about them since. I have asked for an update, but the response was not informative. I had visions of them being crated up and stored in a large warehouse somewhere (with The Ark of the Covenant and The Stargate etc)!

(I think I am a geek)

I have been tempted to write to Baldric on Time Team to see if he can find the tank in the park. Because what 'that bloke' (not Baldric)�says is tantalising.

x-files come back amounts to a new film coming out soon. With Scully!

Come In Nighthawk · Private

I was just at Knox in August '07 doing research, and saw one of the FT-18s being restored, courtesy of the museum staff. I believe the "surviving" list has been updated to show the status of them, has it not?