Stooped by to see my good bud Larry (Papabear on SS) couple of days ago and he asked me if I wanted to take a quick run out to a motor-pool to look at a job he'd been asked to handle, something to do with a Liberty tank. Being an old Armor Dog I told Larry that the only Liberty tanks that I knew about were built during WWI and were monsters .. sure enough here's what we found. This Mark V has been sitting at Aberdeen for years and is complete to include the running gear and weapons, she was crewed by 8: Commander, driver, 2 gearman and 4 gunners. I am determined to get some interior shots this week. There was some additional pieces (Panther Tank, Panzerspahwagen, Several PaK's) being transported from Ft. Knox (Armor Museum) sitting on flatbeds before being moved down to the secure storage site on Ft. Benning .. grabbed a few shots of those beauties. My heart was pounding like a ma-deuce!
Opportunity with a WWI MARK V Liberty Tank
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Opportunity with a WWI MARK V Liberty Tank
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Re: Opportunity with a WWI MARK V Liberty Tank
My jealousy meter just went through the roof. . I really like those old WW1 tanks. Would love to see the inside shots
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Re: Opportunity with a WWI MARK V Liberty Tank
Am I hallucinating or is that panther resting on it's belly? How did they load it?
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Re: Opportunity with a WWI MARK V Liberty Tank
Both the Liberty Tank and the Panther were loaded with a Crane
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Re: Opportunity with a WWI MARK V Liberty Tank
thats a cool looking tank. thanks for posting.
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Re: Opportunity with a WWI MARK V Liberty Tank
Yes, Thank you for the pics!
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