A blog about my interest in all things military, wargaming and last but not least my military vehicle adventures.
Showing posts with label Bovington. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Bovington. Show all posts
Friday, 6 March 2020
Inside the Chieftain's Hatch: Panzer IV
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Comment: Highly recommended watching for those interested in WW2 tanks. Love all the stuff that The Chieftain does, it's the exactly the kind of job I would love to do ! :)
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Saturday, 16 April 2016
Tank Chat - David Fletcher has returned to host the latest Tank Chat, on the Mark I tank.
The Museum's Mark I is the only surviving example of this, the first tank produced to go into battle.
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Labels:
Bovington,
Military Vehicle,
Tank,
Tank - Mark I,
WW1
Sunday, 29 November 2015
Monday, 28 April 2014
Sunday, 6 April 2014
Tiger Day - Bovington Tank Museum
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Comment: The Bovington Tank Museum hold a Tiger Day once a year. Would love to go along one year. Here's some footage posted on U-Tube of the event yesterday.
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Wednesday, 2 May 2012
Bovington Tank Museum Podcasts
Guys
I came across a bunch of podcasts on the Bovington Tank Museum web site. Done by tank veterans (one of whom is the well known wargamer Donald Featherstone), some of them are fascinating. Highly recommended. Link
I came across a bunch of podcasts on the Bovington Tank Museum web site. Done by tank veterans (one of whom is the well known wargamer Donald Featherstone), some of them are fascinating. Highly recommended. Link
Thursday, 5 April 2012
Tank Times - Feb Edition
The Bovington Tank Museum publishes an on-line magazine. The Feb version is worth checking out. Link
Back on the move again after 70 years: A mighty Tiger 131 is put through its paces for anniversary challenge
With its huge cannon and almost impenetrable armour, the German Tiger tank struck fear into the hearts of Allied troops.
Although more than 1,300 were produced during the Second World War, this is the only working example in existence.
Tiger 131 has been restored to its original war time specification after a two-year restoration project costing £80,000. Read more: Link
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Labels:
Bovington,
Military Vehicle,
Tank,
Tank - Tiger I,
ww2
Saturday, 2 May 2009
Driving a Tiger Tank
Stumbled across this on U-Tube.
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A rare chance to see what it's like inside a running Tiger 1. The clip shows a short test run of Tiger 131 at the Tank Museum in Bovington, England.
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A rare chance to see what it's like inside a running Tiger 1. The clip shows a short test run of Tiger 131 at the Tank Museum in Bovington, England.
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Labels:
Bovington,
Military Vehicle,
Tank,
Tank - Tiger I,
ww2
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