Landships II

Centurion · Legend

Baffled 2

eugene · Field Marshal

i think the man is holding a cane, and that might be just some can on the tank.

also this tank might be a showcase for some important person

Centurion · Legend

eugene wrote:

i think the man is holding a cane, and that might be just some can on the tank. also this tank might be a showcase for some important person

Sorry what man what cane? There is a man sitting with his feet either side of the hatch holding what looks like a Jack Russell terrier. Yes it could be a flimsy, although its seems a rather precarious way to place it. These is still the coiled tubing to explain. All in all the whole effect is too informal to suggest a vehicle for some VIP

eugene · Field Marshal

the one with the beard, and that x over thing is right on the "cane" or at least it kind of looks like one, it might be a thin tube.

Tim R · Hero

Sorry Eugene

The X thing seems to be a English Flag, I beleive what you see that looks like a cane is something in the back ground.

All the Best

Tim R

eugene · Field Marshal

thats right!

it really does look like a flag, so then its even more likely that this is some ceremony

Roger Todd · Legend

The bloke with the beard looks like King George V. Maybe it's a lookalike contest?

JamesH · Major

It is a Union Flag and the bearded gent is George V. I think Queen Mary (who our American contributors might be surprised to learn was a real queen, not a ship) also had a ride in a Tank that day. The box might be someone's lunch.

Rhomboid · Field Marshal

Here are a few more stills from the sequence. It is captioned as a tank in London stunting by crushing a car - the scene looks rather informal for a royal outing. The bearded chap looks too "underdressed" for KGV, and the likeness is not that close. I wonder if he is a RNAS Squadron 20 member. No guess as to what the accordion-like object on the rear hull roof might be.

eugene · Field Marshal

what is that stick at the front of the tank?

Mark Hansen · Legend

eugene wrote:

what is that stick at the front of the tank?

I think the "stick" is actually the forward Lewis gun.

eugene · Field Marshal

really? i imagined them to be a bit shorter . . .

Mark Hansen · Legend

It does look unusually long but it is probably due to the fact that the mounting is outside the tank instead of being inside the gun shield on the female sponson. I've attached 2 photos showing the AWM Mk IV and another Mk IV tank being used by the Americans for training which Centurion posted in another thread.

Paul Bonnett · Hero

Could the tubing be instead a set of grousers and could the guy with the beard have a gloved hand resting his jaw/chin on. I say gloved hand due to the lack of foliage on the tree thus making it spring/autumn. Also a full flimsie may not be to unsteady on a "slow" car crushing stunt. Just my different slant on this

All the Best

Paul

Mark Hansen · Legend

Paul Bonnett wrote:

Could the tubing be instead a set of grousers

I think you've got it. They do look very much like an end view of a set of grousers. The one closest to the left has the "spine" that fits across the track plate partially visible.