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Unique ID:
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1703
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Added to Database:
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1 June 2011
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Last Edited:
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1 June 2011
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Type (ID):
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A30 Challenger (3360)
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Model (ID):
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A30 Challenger (3360)
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Location Category (ID):
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Liberty Park Oorlogsmuseum (11400)
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Location (ID):
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Marshall Collection Hall (11404)
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Registration: |
T271940: “T271940” painted on glacis plate.
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Other Identification: |
Unit insignia painted on nose and rear hull.
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TWENOT Forums
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Location History:
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1: Birmingham Railway Carriage and Wagon Company, Smethwick, Birmingham, West Midlands, Britain (Design parent and sole manufacturer) 2: Oorlogsmuseum, Delfzijl, Delfzijl Municipality, Groningen, The Netherlands (Until 1976) 3: Liberty Park Oorlogsmuseum, Overloon, Boxmeer, Noord-Brabant, The Netherlands (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 The Netherlands publication:
In 1944 this Challenger was one of those issued to the reconnaissance regiments of British armoured divisions in north-west Europe. It was one of the original vehicles displayed outside in the museum park. It is now displayed in the Marshall hall draped in scrim camouflage.
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Images - Photographs and NavPix (click to expand or browse)
July 2012
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1: Front left view
Taken: 6 July 2012 Contributor: M. Foti Photo ID: 8362 Added: 2 August 2012 Filename: 76459229... Views: 305 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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2: Front left view
Taken: 6 July 2012 Contributor: M. Foti Photo ID: 8363 Added: 2 August 2012 Filename: 76459710... Views: 228 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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3: Front right view
Taken: 6 July 2012 Contributor: M. Foti Photo ID: 8364 Added: 2 August 2012 Filename: 76459461... Views: 217 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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