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Unique ID:
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308
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July 2008
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Last Edited:
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11 February 2011
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Type (ID):
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Leopard (400)
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Model (ID):
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Group A Prototypes (680)
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Location Category (ID):
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National Armor and Cavalry Museum (60100)
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Location (ID):
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Sand Hill Storage (60150)
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Location History:
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1: Porsche AG, Stuttgart (Prime contractor - multiple manufacturers)
2: Erprobungstelle 51, Meppen, Emsland, Lower Saxony, Germany (Until 1976)
3: Patton Museum of Cavalry and Armor, Fort Knox, Kentucky, USA (Until November 2010)
4: BRAC Transfer, Fort Knox, Hardin County, Kentucky, USA (Road convoy 5 November 2010)
5: National Armor and Cavalry Museum, Fort Benning, Muscogee County, Georgia, USA (Current location)
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This Leopard appears to have Series II turret on a Series III chassis. It was used as a test vehicle at the German Proving Grounds at Meppen, Germany, before being donated by the Federal German Army to the museum in 1976. It is in running order.
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Images - Photographs and NavPix (click to expand or browse)
June 1983
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1: Leopard at Fort Knox
Taken: 30 June 1983
Contributor: T. Larkum
Photo ID: 242
Added: 4 July 2008
Filename: Scan_Leo...
Views: 304
Select/Has Priority: 1/0
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