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Unique ID: 298 Added to Database: July 2008 Last Edited: 2 March 2016 Type (ID): Leopard (400) Model (ID): Group A Prototypes (680) Location Category (ID): Defence College of Management and Technology (3110) Location (ID): Defence Capability Centre – AFV wing (3110) Serial Number: L02. Registration: Name: Other Identification: “7217” painted on front right mud flap. “AFVW” (‘AFV Wing’) insignia painted on forward turret sides. Bundeswehr crosses painted on turret sides. Collection Reference: Links: Vehicle Record for Bovington’s Leopard References: Associated Tanks: Location History: (see map) 1: Porsche AG, Stuttgart (Prime contractor - multiple manufacturers) 2: Directorate of Tank Design, Chertsey, Surrey, South East England, Britain (From mid 1960s) 3: Defence College of Management and Technology, Shrivenham, Oxfordshire, South East England, Britain (Current location) Text in original Preserved German Tanks publication: This Leopard was acquired from the Military Vehicle Engineering Establishment. It is a Series III vehicle. It is believed that it may have been acquired in exchange for two Chieftains in the mid 1960s along with the Leopard displayed at Bovington Tank Museum. It was sectioned by Royal Ordnance apprentices and is now displayed with the interior open to view (source: J. Harris). Text in Preserved German Tanks Update: Its number “L02” indicates that it was built by Luther & Jordan of Braunschweig who built seventeen examples; “7217” was the number assigned to it while being tested at MVEE (source: Bovington Museum Vehicle Record). It is shown cut away through the centre of the hull, turret and engine bay, and has key internal components colour coded. It has uniformed mannequins in the driver, gunner, loader and commander crew positions.

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April 2014 1: Front view showing section interior Taken: 29 April 2014 Contributor: T. Larkum Photo ID: 9832 Added: 16 August 2014 Filename: IMG-8272... Views: 4817 Select/Has Priority: 22/0		2: Left section interior Taken: 29 April 2014 Contributor: T. Larkum Photo ID: 9828 Added: 16 August 2014 Filename: IMG-8274... Views: 11411 Select/Has Priority: 22/0		3: Right section interior Taken: 29 April 2014 Contributor: T. Larkum Photo ID: 9829 Added: 16 August 2014 Filename: IMG-8273... Views: 9290 Select/Has Priority: 22/0
4: Left section interior close-up Taken: 29 April 2014 Contributor: T. Larkum Photo ID: 9830 Added: 16 August 2014 Filename: IMG-8275... Views: 9488 Select/Has Priority: 22/0		5: Right section interior close-up Taken: 29 April 2014 Contributor: T. Larkum Photo ID: 9831 Added: 16 August 2014 Filename: IMG-8276... Views: 14758 Select/Has Priority: 22/0		6: Front right view Taken: 29 April 2014 Contributor: T. Larkum Photo ID: 9833 Added: 16 August 2014 Filename: IMG-8277... Views: 855 Select/Has Priority: 22/0
7: Right view Taken: 29 April 2014 Contributor: T. Larkum Photo ID: 9834 Added: 16 August 2014 Filename: IMG-8282... Views: 704 Select/Has Priority: 22/0		8: Rear right view Taken: 29 April 2014 Contributor: T. Larkum Photo ID: 9835 Added: 16 August 2014 Filename: IMG-8281... Views: 645 Select/Has Priority: 22/0		9: Rear view Taken: 29 April 2014 Contributor: T. Larkum Photo ID: 9836 Added: 16 August 2014 Filename: IMG-8280... Views: 665 Select/Has Priority: 22/0
10: Rear left view Taken: 29 April 2014 Contributor: T. Larkum Photo ID: 9837 Added: 16 August 2014 Filename: IMG-8279... Views: 633 Select/Has Priority: 22/0
January 2011 11: Front view Taken: 27 January 2011 Contributor: R. Cooke Photo ID: 4722 Added: 30 March 2011 Filename: 100-5134... Views: 737 Select/Has Priority: 22/0
1995 12: The Leopard at Shrivenham after being sectioned Taken: 1995 Contributor: J. Harris Photo ID: 265 Added: 6 July 2008 Filename: Scan_Leo... Views: 15989 Select/Has Priority: 1/0
November 1984 13: The Leopard at Shrivenham before being sectioned Taken: 9 November 1984 Contributor: T. Larkum Photo ID: 234 Added: 4 July 2008 Filename: Scan_Leo... Views: 829 Select/Has Priority: 1/0		14: Front left view Taken: 9 November 1984 Contributor: T. Larkum Photo ID: 9546 Added: 18 April 2014 Filename: FL_Leopa... Views: 507 Select/Has Priority: 22/0		15: Front right view Taken: 9 November 1984 Contributor: T. Larkum Photo ID: 9547 Added: 18 April 2014 Filename: FR_Leopa... Views: 902 Select/Has Priority: 22/0

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