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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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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: 177 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: 170 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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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: 191 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: 192 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: 182 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: 193 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: 164 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: 120 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: 511 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: 168 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: 181 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: 214 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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