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Unique ID: 298 Added to Database: July 2008 Last Edited: 2 March 2016 Type (ID): Leopard (400) Model (ID): Group A Prototypes (680) Location Category (ID): Defence College of Management and Technology (3110) Location (ID): Defence Capability Centre – AFV wing (3110) Serial Number: L02. Registration: Name: Other Identification: “7217” painted on front right mud flap. “AFVW” (‘AFV Wing’) insignia painted on forward turret sides. Bundeswehr crosses painted on turret sides. Collection Reference: Links: Vehicle Record for Bovington’s Leopard References: Associated Tanks: Location History: (see map) 1: Porsche AG, Stuttgart (Prime contractor - multiple manufacturers) 2: Directorate of Tank Design, Chertsey, Surrey, South East England, Britain (From mid 1960s) 3: Defence College of Management and Technology, Shrivenham, Oxfordshire, South East England, Britain (Current location) Text in original Preserved German Tanks publication: This Leopard was acquired from the Military Vehicle Engineering Establishment. It is a Series III vehicle. It is believed that it may have been acquired in exchange for two Chieftains in the mid 1960s along with the Leopard displayed at Bovington Tank Museum. It was sectioned by Royal Ordnance apprentices and is now displayed with the interior open to view (source: J. Harris). Text in Preserved German Tanks Update: Its number “L02” indicates that it was built by Luther & Jordan of Braunschweig who built seventeen examples; “7217” was the number assigned to it while being tested at MVEE (source: Bovington Museum Vehicle Record). It is shown cut away through the centre of the hull, turret and engine bay, and has key internal components colour coded. It has uniformed mannequins in the driver, gunner, loader and commander crew positions.

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1995 1: The Leopard at Shrivenham after being sectioned Taken: 1995 Contributor: J. Harris Photo ID: 265 Added: 6 July 2008 Filename: Scan_Leo... Views: 16445 Select/Has Priority: 1/0

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