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Unique ID:
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215
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Added to Database:
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July 2008
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Last Edited:
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22 March 2012
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Type (ID):
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Tiger II (210)
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Model (ID):
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Henschel Turret Model (400)
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Location Category (ID):
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The Tank Museum - Public Areas (3000)
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Location (ID):
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World War 2 (3010)
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Serial Number: |
280093.
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Registration: |
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Other Identification: |
“104” painted in grey on turret sides. German crosses painted on turret sides. Painted overall in a sand, green and brown camouflage scheme.
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Collection Reference: |
E1994.81. (Accession 8194, Entry 1994.1126).
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Links: |
Museum Vehicle Record
WW2 Battlefield Relics
Culture 24
Missing Lynx
YouTube 1
YouTube 2
YouTube 3
YouTube 4
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Associated Tanks: |
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Location History:
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1: Wegmann & Co, Kassel, Nordhessen, Germany (Henschel-designed turret manufacturer)
2: Henschel und Sohn, Kassel, Nordhessen, Germany (Chassis manufacturer and vehicle assembly 1944-5)
3: Beauvais, France (Captured 1944)
4: Calais, France (Embarked)
5: Dover, Britain (Disembarked)
6: Directorate of Tank Design, Chertsey, Surrey, South East England, Britain (1945-late 1960s)
7: Defence College of Management and Technology, Shrivenham, Oxfordshire, South East England, Britain (Late 1960s – May 2006)
8: The Tank Museum - Public Areas, Bovington, Dorset, South West England, Britain (Current location)
9: The Tank Museum - Tankfest Arena, Bovington, Dorset, South West England, Britain (Static display at Tankfest June 2006)
10: The Tank Museum - Public Areas, Bovington, Dorset, South West England, Britain (Current location)
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This Tiger II was commanded by an officer named Sepp Franzl when it was abandoned. It was put on the Bovington Museum books in 1994 and was transported on a low loader from Shrivenham to Bovington on 18 May 2006. It was a static display at Tankfest 2006.
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March 2011
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1: Front left view
Taken: 9 March 2011
Contributor: M. Foti
Photo ID: 7142
Added: 21 March 2012
Filename: 56268727...
Views: 425
Select/Has Priority: 22/0
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2: Front left view
Taken: 6 March 2011
Contributor: M. Foti
Photo ID: 7137
Added: 21 March 2012
Filename: 56268905...
Views: 308
Select/Has Priority: 22/0
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3: Front left view
Taken: 6 March 2011
Contributor: M. Foti
Photo ID: 7138
Added: 21 March 2012
Filename: 56268818...
Views: 310
Select/Has Priority: 22/0
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4: Front right view
Taken: 6 March 2011
Contributor: M. Foti
Photo ID: 7139
Added: 21 March 2012
Filename: 56262921...
Views: 299
Select/Has Priority: 22/0
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5: Left view
Taken: 6 March 2011
Contributor: M. Foti
Photo ID: 7140
Added: 21 March 2012
Filename: 56268948...
Views: 518
Select/Has Priority: 22/0
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6: Rear left view
Taken: 6 March 2011
Contributor: M. Foti
Photo ID: 7141
Added: 21 March 2012
Filename: 56268866...
Views: 351
Select/Has Priority: 22/0
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October 2008
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7: Front right view
Taken: 27 October 2008
Contributor: T. Larkum
Photo ID: 4802
Added: 5 April 2011
Filename: P1030528...
Views: 382
Select/Has Priority: 22/0
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8: Front view
Taken: 27 October 2008
Contributor: T. Larkum
Photo ID: 4803
Added: 5 April 2011
Filename: P1030526...
Views: 376
Select/Has Priority: 22/0
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9: Front left view
Taken: 27 October 2008
Contributor: T. Larkum
Photo ID: 4804
Added: 5 April 2011
Filename: P1030525...
Views: 395
Select/Has Priority: 22/0
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10: Left view
Taken: 27 October 2008
Contributor: T. Larkum
Photo ID: 4805
Added: 5 April 2011
Filename: P1030524...
Views: 349
Select/Has Priority: 22/0
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11: Rear left view
Taken: 27 October 2008
Contributor: T. Larkum
Photo ID: 4806
Added: 5 April 2011
Filename: P1030527...
Views: 375
Select/Has Priority: 22/0
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November 1984
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12: Front right view
Taken: 9 November 1984
Contributor: T. Larkum
Photo ID: 9551
Added: 18 April 2014
Filename: FR_KingT...
Views: 246
Select/Has Priority: 22/0
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13: Front view
Taken: 9 November 1984
Contributor: T. Larkum
Photo ID: 9552
Added: 18 April 2014
Filename: F_KingTi...
Views: 309
Select/Has Priority: 22/0
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14: Front left view
Taken: 9 November 1984
Contributor: T. Larkum
Photo ID: 9553
Added: 18 April 2014
Filename: FL_KingT...
Views: 324
Select/Has Priority: 22/0
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