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UNIQUE ID 2170: PANZERKAMPFWAGEN IV TANK

(Model: Ausf H)

Royal Tank Museum, Aqaba, Jordan

(Location: Royal Tank Museum)


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Unique ID: 2170
Added to Database: 27 February 2012
Last Edited: 28 February 2012
Type (ID): Panzerkampfwagen IV (90)
Model (ID): Ausf H (177)
Location Category (ID): Royal Tank Museum (42000)
Location (ID): Royal Tank Museum (42000)
Serial Number:
Registration:
Name:
Other Identification: “524” and Wehrmacht crosses painted on sides and back of turret apron armour. Painted overall in a brown, green and sand camouflage scheme.
Collection Reference:
Links: Bovington Museum News
War And Peace Show
HMVF
IFLN
YouTube
References:
Associated Tanks:

Location History:
(see map)

1: Krupp-Gruson Werk AG, Magdeburg, Germany (Primary manufacturer 1943-4)
2: Estonian Border area, Russia (Until ca2007)
3: Armour and Softskin (A+S), East Harling, Norfolk, East England, Britain (Restoration ca2007-11)
4: The Tank Museum - Tankfest Arena, Bovington, Dorset, South West England, Britain (Tankfest June 2011)
5: Armour and Softskin (A+S), East Harling, Norfolk, East England, Britain (Restoration ca2007-11)
6: War & Peace Show, Beltring, Kent, South East England, Britain (July 2011)
7: Armour and Softskin (A+S), East Harling, Norfolk, East England, Britain (Restoration ca2007-11)
8: Southampton – Hampshire, Britain (Staging point – early November 2011)
9: Straights of Gibraltar, North Atlantic (Staging point – November 2011)
10: Port Said, Egypt (Staging point – late November 2011)
11: Red Sea, Egypt (Staging point – late November 2011)
12: Royal Tank Museum, Aqaba, Aqaba Governorate, Jordan (Current location)


Text in original Preserved German Tanks publication:

[No entry]

Text in Preserved German Tanks Update:

New Entry. The wreck of this tank was found on the Finnish/Russian border where it had lain since its destruction as a result of combat or self-destruction on abandonment by the crew. An explosion in its ammunition storage area had ripped through the interior of the tank, and when the tank was discovered its condition was described as ‘distressed’. It belongs to the Royal Jordanian Tank Museum, which has funded its restoration back into full running order. It has a hull date stamp of 1944. (Source: Bovington Museum News).
It was rescued by Stephen Lamonby who runs Plus Film Ltd, which provides authentic military vehicles for film companies. “It was discovered up near the Estonian-Russian border in very dense forest,” he said. “Getting it out was quite a problem. We had to cut down lots of trees.” (Source: WarAndPeaceShow).
When recovered from an army range it was in two pieces, split wide open, and took four years to restore. It was restored at A+S in Norfolk and is fitted with an FV432 engine (K60 power pack) and gearbox. (Source: HMVF). It took part in the Tankfest and War and Peace shows in June and July 2011 respectively.
The tank was purchased for £500k and was shipped to the Royal Jordan Tank Museum by Skill Express Freight, a member of the IFLN Network. It was shipped from Southampton in early November 2011 on board RoRo (roll on, roll off) vessel TARIFA on a standard export license. Operated by NMT Lines the vessel was discharged in the Port of Aqaba less than two weeks later. From entry into the Suez Canal the ship usually takes three days to get to Aqaba. To avoid dents and or scratches to the paintwork, special care had to be given to the tank in transit. The tank arrived at the port of embarkation on an ordinary low bed trailer and was driven onto the vessel under its own power. Customs clearance was carried out directly by the client King Abdullah II Design and Development Bureau (KADDB) acting on behalf of the consignee, the Royal Jordan Tank Museum. (Source: IFLN).

Text in original Preserved Tanks In Jordan publication:

This is an Ausf H.


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June 2011

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Taken: 25 June 2011
Contributor: Peeteekayy
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Taken: 25 June 2011
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Front right view
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Taken: 25 June 2011
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Photo ID: 6808
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Close-up of glacis
5: Close-up of glacis

Taken: 25 June 2011
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Photo ID: 6809
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2010

Front left view
6: Front left view

Taken: 2010 (Estimated)
Contributor: A+S
Photo ID: 6827
Added: 4 March 2012
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