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Unique ID:
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1946
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Added to Database:
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26 December 2011
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Last Edited:
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22 March 2012
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Type (ID):
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A41 Centurion (3400)
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Model (ID):
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Mark 1 (3402)
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Location Category (ID):
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The Tank Museum - Public Areas (3000)
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Location (ID):
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World War 2 (3010)
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Serial Number: |
9: “P9” painted on turret sides (indicating ninth pilot vehicle).
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Registration: |
T352416: “T352416” painted on turret sides. Later 03 ZR 70: “03 ZR 70” previously painted on front left mud flap.
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Other Identification: |
Guards soldier emblem painted on turret stowage box.
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Collection Reference: |
E1951.34. (Accession 3451, Entry 1951.1021).
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Links: |
Museum Vehicle Record
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Location History:
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1: Royal Ordnance Factory, Barnbow, Crossgates, Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber, Britain (Minor manufacturer)
2: The Tank Museum - Public Areas, Bovington, Dorset, South West England, Britain (Current location)
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Text in original Preserved British Tanks publication:
[No entry]
Text in Preserved British Tanks Update:
[No entry]
Text in original Preserved Tanks In Britain publication:
The first six pilot models of the Centurion Tank were delivered in May 1945. They were rushed to Germany for testing in combat conditions with 22nd Armoured Brigade, part of Guards Armoured Division. However, the war had ended by the time they arrived. This exercise was known as ‘Operation Sentry’, and this Centurion is painted to resemble one of these tanks. It was actually the ninth of the twenty pilot models built of the Mark I. It therefore has a rear turret escape hatch, and a 20mm Polsten cannon as secondary armament. It was put on the museum books in 1951.
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Images - Photographs and NavPix (click to expand or browse)
March 2011
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1: Front left view
Taken: 11 March 2011
Contributor: M. Foti
Photo ID: 6999
Added: 20 March 2012
Filename: 58206122...
Views: 235
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2: Front left view
Taken: 8 March 2011
Contributor: M. Foti
Photo ID: 6998
Added: 20 March 2012
Filename: 58200659...
Views: 180
Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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3: Front left view
Taken: 6 March 2011
Contributor: M. Foti
Photo ID: 6996
Added: 20 March 2012
Filename: 58206208...
Views: 165
Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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4: Front right view
Taken: 6 March 2011
Contributor: M. Foti
Photo ID: 6997
Added: 20 March 2012
Filename: 58206166...
Views: 283
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