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Unique ID:
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2162
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Added to Database:
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19 February 2012
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Last Edited:
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5 June 2012
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Type (ID):
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A22 Churchill AVRE (3905)
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Model (ID):
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Churchill AVRE (3905)
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Location Category (ID):
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Isle of Wight Military History Museum (3100)
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Location (ID):
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External Storage Area (3104)
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Serial Number: |
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Registration: |
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Name: |
“Merlin”.
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Other Identification: |
Wreck. Remains of white paint on hull and turret.
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Collection Reference: |
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Links: |
HMVF 1
HMVF 2
Churchill Register
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Location History:
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1: Vauxhall Motors Limited, Luton, Bedfordshire, East England, Britain (Churchill design parent and primary manufacturer)
2: Otterburn Training Area (OTA), Northumberland National Park, Northumberland, North East England, Britain (Until October 2002)
3: Isle of Wight Military History Museum, Cowes, Isle of Wight, South East England, Britain (Current location)
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Text in original Preserved British Tanks publication:
[No entry]
Text in Preserved British Tanks Update:
[No entry]
Text in original Preserved Tanks In Britain publication:
This AVRE was recovered in September/October 2002 from the Otterburn Training Area, Northumberland. It was an early rebuild to Mark IV standard, with linked forward suspension units and remodelled air outlet. (Source: Churchill Register). It has a label that reads “Perhaps the most important feature to this vehicle, is the fact we know its name, therefore making it possible to trace its history! Merlin is also full of concrete, a step taken by the army when it was placed out as a target on a firing range to make it harder and last longer. Fortunately however it was placed as such that it could not be seen very well from the firing point, meaning it has seen very little damage, and we were lucky enough to be allowed to recover it for restoration”.
It is very rusty and is missing some components such as the main gun, and the hull doors and air intake on the left side. It retains curved rails around the sprockets that were fitted during recovery to allow the tracks to move freely (source: steveo578/HMVF).
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August 2010
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1: Rear right view
Taken: 15 August 2010
Contributor: I. Maw
Photo ID: 7829
Added: 5 June 2012
Filename: 97061308...
Views: 180
Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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2: Exhibit label
Taken: 15 August 2010
Contributor: I. Maw
Photo ID: 7830
Added: 5 June 2012
Filename: 97061155...
Views: 173
Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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August 2009
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3: Upper rear right view
Taken: 5 August 2009
Contributor: T. Larkum
Photo ID: 7735
Added: 4 June 2012
Filename: P1040707...
Views: 195
Select/Has Priority: 21/21
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4: Front left view
Taken: 5 August 2009
Contributor: T. Larkum
Photo ID: 7736
Added: 4 June 2012
Filename: P1040506...
Views: 196
Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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5: Front view
Taken: 5 August 2009
Contributor: T. Larkum
Photo ID: 7737
Added: 4 June 2012
Filename: P1040507...
Views: 186
Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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6: Front right view
Taken: 5 August 2009
Contributor: T. Larkum
Photo ID: 7738
Added: 4 June 2012
Filename: P1040508...
Views: 197
Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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7: Rear left view
Taken: 5 August 2009
Contributor: T. Larkum
Photo ID: 7739
Added: 4 June 2012
Filename: P1040832...
Views: 169
Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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8: Rear left view
Taken: 5 August 2009
Contributor: T. Larkum
Photo ID: 7740
Added: 4 June 2012
Filename: P1040563...
Views: 123
Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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9: Rear view
Taken: 5 August 2009
Contributor: T. Larkum
Photo ID: 7741
Added: 4 June 2012
Filename: P1040564...
Views: 514
Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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10: Rear right view
Taken: 5 August 2009
Contributor: T. Larkum
Photo ID: 7742
Added: 4 June 2012
Filename: P1040565...
Views: 172
Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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11: Engine compartment
Taken: 5 August 2009
Contributor: T. Larkum
Photo ID: 7743
Added: 4 June 2012
Filename: P1040579...
Views: 184
Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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12: Turret close-up
Taken: 5 August 2009
Contributor: T. Larkum
Photo ID: 7744
Added: 4 June 2012
Filename: P1040833...
Views: 218
Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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