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Unique ID:
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855
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Added to Database:
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July 2009
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Last Edited:
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July 2009
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Type (ID):
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M47 Patton (1640)
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Model (ID):
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Italian Service (1645)
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Location Category (ID):
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Museo Storico dei Carristi (5620)
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Location (ID):
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External Display Area (5620)
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Registration: |
“EI 107034” painted on upper nose and left rear hull plate.
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Other Identification: |
Blue rectangle unit marking painted on turret sides. Other markings include an Italian flag painted on the front left and right rear mudguards.
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Location History:
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1: Detroit Tank Arsenal / TACOM, Warren, Macomb County, Michigan, USA (Primary manufacturer June 1951-November 1953) 2: ASTRA Veicoli Industriali SpA, Piacenza, Province of Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna, Italy (‘General Revision’ 16 September 1976) 3: Museo Storico dei Carristi, Roma, Roma, Lazio, Italy (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 Italy publication:
This M47 has a data plate welded on the hull rear that indicates that it was upgraded by ASTRA S.p.A. of Piacenza on 16 September 1976. It reads:
ASTRA S.p.A. PIACENZA – ITALIA REVISIONE GENERALE DATA: 16.9.76. NO. 22.9 |
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July 2009
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1: Front left view
Taken: 1 July 2009 Contributor: M. Foti Photo ID: 1579 Added: 12 July 2009 Filename: IMG2781_... Views: 265 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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2: Front view
Taken: 1 July 2009 Contributor: M. Foti Photo ID: 1580 Added: 12 July 2009 Filename: IMG2776_... Views: 362 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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3: Rear left view
Taken: 1 July 2009 Contributor: M. Foti Photo ID: 1581 Added: 12 July 2009 Filename: IMG2859_... Views: 388 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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4: Rear view
Taken: 1 July 2009 Contributor: M. Foti Photo ID: 1582 Added: 12 July 2009 Filename: IMG2901_... Views: 910 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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5: Data plate on hull rear
Taken: 1 July 2009 Contributor: M. Foti Photo ID: 3755 Added: 17 September 2010 Filename: Dig_M47_... Views: 246 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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