Landships II

PDA · Legend

I Went in Search of M1917s...

Pzkpfw-e · Commander in Chief

Looks like it.
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Here's a list of surviving M1917.
the.shadock.free.fr/Surviving_6ton_M1917.pdf

James H · Legend

A public-spirited local gent is refurbing it: http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/veterans-spiffing-up-wwi-tank-at-miller-park/article_c7a8f0ee-ee7c-5088-ad25-71261c524a02.html

The plate on the rear is iinformative.

Great War Truck · Brigadier

That's typical. I have stopped off in Bloomington half a dozen times and never knew it was there. Will make a point of diverting there next time I am in IL. It would be nice if it could be under cover. The Mid West winters must be a bit hard on it.

PDA · Legend

Yes, Tim, it's really quite surprising how much WW1 stuff there is in the US of A.

And when I asked, on another forum, if anybody knew where there was any WW1 stuff, nobody seemed to know. There are some quite valuable pieces just sitting out in the elements.

A couple of the forummers here, jagjetta and michael6367 (Mike Casale), have taken some photos. And Mike mentions Dick Pope as having made a list, but I haven't been able to access it (Doughboysofnyc seems to be not working any more).

dubliner · Sergeant

There is a M1917 in very good condition at Ft. Benning, here is how I found her in March 2013. Part of the Old Patton Museum Collection...I should have asked if she was a runner.

-- Edited by dubliner on Sunday 14th of December 2014 04:36:12 AM

Rectalgia · Legend

PDA wrote:
... Mike mentions Dick Pope as having made a list, but I haven't been able to access it (Doughboysofnyc seems to be not working any more).

Don't forget the Wayback machine - looks like the final pages at http://web.archive.org/web/20121206013347/http://www.doughboysofnyc.com/

Massimo Foti · Colonel

Surviving Panzers website can be a good resource for WW I tanks:
the.shadock.free.fr/ww1.html

PDA · Legend

Thanks, dubliner. Am I correct in thinking that there is a Christie M1919 somewhere in the USA, I think it may have been at Aberdeen Proving Grounds? Is it now at Fort Benning?

Rectalgia, thanks, I had indeed forgot.

Massimo Foti, always good to have a reminder. I have helped Pierre in the past, and can't recommend highly enough the various projects he has done for WW1-era tanks.

Pzkpfw-e · Commander in Chief

There's a T3 Christie from 1932 there and an M1922 Medium (Turret looks similar to that of the M1919) , the sole Christie M1919 hasn't survived. It was rebuilt to make the M1921.

28juni14 · Hero

As information, I'm sad to say Dick Pope passed away this past August. He was a retired academia member, but without the superior persona. A delightful and charming fellow who is missed by all who knew him.

dubliner · Sergeant

The only Christie I saw at Ft. Benning was the following T4.

Chris