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Unique ID:
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757
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Added to Database:
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December 2008
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Last Edited:
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December 2008
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Type (ID):
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M551 Sheridan (1150)
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Model (ID):
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XM551 Sheridan (1152)
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Location Category (ID):
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Patton Museum of Cavalry and Armor (67010)
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Location (ID):
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Keyes Park (67030)
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Serial Number: |
Pilot number 4.
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Registration: |
“U S ARMY 2Z289” painted on hull sides.
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Other Identification: |
White stars painted on turret sides and splashboard.
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Location History:
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1: Rock Island Arsenal Museum, Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, Illinois, USA (AMC – Rock Island until May 1971) 2: Patton Museum of Cavalry and Armor, Fort Knox, Kentucky, USA (Current location)
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Text in original Preserved American Tanks publication:
[No entry]
Text in Preserved American Tanks Update:
[No entry]
Text in original Preserved Tanks In USA publication:
This Sheridan was acquired by the museum from Army Material Command at Rock Island, Illinois in May 1971. On 17 June 2010 it was moved off its concrete pad in Keyes Park and parked at the back of the museum parking lot (source: G. Walden).
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Images - Photographs and NavPix (click to expand or browse)
2009
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1: Front left view
Taken: 2009 (Estimated) Contributor: D. Moriarty Photo ID: 4200 Added: 4 January 2011 Filename: 3_XM551_... Views: 247 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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