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Unique ID:
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331
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Added to Database:
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July 2008
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Last Edited:
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25 August 2012
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Type (ID):
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Kampfpanzer 70 (440)
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Model (ID):
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MBT-70 (772)
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Location Category (ID):
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Patton Museum of Cavalry and Armor (67010)
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Location (ID):
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Solitary Vehicles (67050)
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Serial Number: |
Pilot 4 (source: N. Baumgardner/AFVNDB).
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Registration: |
09A004 67 (source: N. Baumgardner/AFVNDB).
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AFVNDB
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Location History:
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1: Krauss-Maffei GmbH, Munich, Germany (Deutsche Entwicklungs-Gesellschaft mbH consortium - DEG - also included MaK plus Rheinstahl-Henschel and Lutherwerke)
2: Patton Museum of Cavalry and Armor, Fort Knox, Kentucky, USA (Current location)
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Text in original Preserved German Tanks publication:
This is an MBT-70 hull converted to become an automotive test-rig and torsion-bar prototype of the XM803. It is fitted with an MBT-70 turret. It was used as a test-bed for the XM1 Abrams, then stripped of usable parts and shipped to Fort Knox for use as a target. It was diverted by the Armor and Engineer Board to become a monument, when M60 parts were added to give it the appearance of a complete tank. It is now on display beside their building (number 1109) and F Street, between Sixth and Seventh Avenues. It was acquired by the museum in January 1980.
Text in Preserved German Tanks Update:
Originally an MBT-70 and shown in Hunnicutt’s Abrams book being loaded on a trailer. Modified by Colonel Jimmie Pigg with M60 and M88 parts to serve as an XM803 surrogate. (Source: N. Baumgardner/AFVNDB).
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June 1983
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1: The MBT-70 on F Street, Fort Knox
Taken: 30 June 1983
Contributor: T. Larkum
Photo ID: 254
Added: 4 July 2008
Filename: Scan_MBT...
Views: 504
Select/Has Priority: 1/0
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2: Front view
Taken: 30 June 1983
Contributor: T. Larkum
Photo ID: 2748
Added: 17 March 2010
Filename: Scan_MBT...
Views: 273
Select/Has Priority: 20/0
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3: Front left view
Taken: 30 June 1983
Contributor: T. Larkum
Photo ID: 2749
Added: 17 March 2010
Filename: Scan_MBT...
Views: 326
Select/Has Priority: 20/0
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4: Left view
Taken: 30 June 1983
Contributor: T. Larkum
Photo ID: 2750
Added: 17 March 2010
Filename: Scan_MBT...
Views: 292
Select/Has Priority: 20/0
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5: Rear left view
Taken: 30 June 1983
Contributor: T. Larkum
Photo ID: 2751
Added: 17 March 2010
Filename: Scan_MBT...
Views: 241
Select/Has Priority: 20/0
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6: Front right view
Taken: 30 June 1983
Contributor: T. Larkum
Photo ID: 2809
Added: 21 March 2010
Filename: Scan_MBT...
Views: 257
Select/Has Priority: 20/0
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