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	Cecil Harold Sewell - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		On 29 August 1918 at Fremicourt, France, Lieutenant Sewell, who was in command of a section of Whippet light tanks, got out of his own tank and crossed open ground under heavy machine-gun fire to rescue the crew of another Whippet of his section which had side-slipped into a shell-hole, overturned and caught fire.
		The door of the tank had become jammed against the side of the shell-hole, but Lieutenant Sewell, unaided, dug away the entrance to the door and released the crew.
		His Victoria Cross is displayed at the Bovington Tank Museum (Dorset, England).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cecil_Harold_Sewell (252 words)

	Tank Museum - Sightseeing National Shopping at dooyoo.co.uk
		The army's tank training and testing range is based at Bovington, all the army's tank crews undertake their training here.
		The museum was founded in 1919 and has the worlds largest collection of historic tanks.There are 150 tanks on display,...
		O.K so a tank museum doesn't sound very interesting, but honestly this is a good one if you have a spare day at the end of the week.
	www.dooyoo.co.uk /sightseeing-national/tank-museum (176 words)

	BBC NEWS \| England \| Dorset \| Tank museum scoops £8.5m funding (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The museum currently has 160 tanks on show but the rest are stored outside.
		Museum bosses want to install better environmental controls to protect the tanks.
		John Woodward, museum director, said: "We are delighted to have passed this critical stage.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/england/dorset/4207969.stm (242 words)

	First World War tank Bachelor's Acre - ThamesWeb History
		According to the Tank Museum at Bovington, the tank is a female, (armed with machine guns in barbettes at each side), Mk.
		Approximately 1200 of these MK IV tanks, weighing some 27 tons each, were made between 1916 and 1919 of a total of around 2000 tanks in all.
		Mr F N Macrae, Borough Engineer at that time, had the metal of the tank tested and it was found to be made of valuable gun-metal (an alloy of copper and tin) and not of iron as originally thought.
	www.thamesweb.co.uk /windsor/windsorhistory/bachelors_acre/acre_tank1935.html (354 words)

	Paxman History Pages - Paxman's World War 2 Tank Propellant
		The tank first ran with the hydraulic drive in May 1943 by which time it was redesignated TOG 1A.
		TOG 2 has survived and is now on display in the Tank Museum at Bovington, still with its TP engine.
		The heaviest tank in the museum, it weighs 80 tons, is 33' 3" long, 10' 3" wide, and 10' high.
	www.nelmes.fsnet.co.uk /paxman/paxtanks.htm (1595 words)

	SimHQ.com Feature: The Sherman Experience Tapes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		They discussed the location of their tank parks and barracks, as well as recalling their favourite spots when they were allowed to relax in town.
		It was evident that the tank in which they had made their home for up to 4 years had made its mark on them.
		Former tank commander, John Bower on seeing a display of a wounded soldier paused to reflect on the wounds he had received as Leziers when his tank had been destroyed.
	www.simhq.com /simhq3/sims/turret/shermantapes (760 words)

	Haunted UK Map (South West England) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The tank museum boasts five cram packed halls of 150 types tanks and armoured vehicles of from over 25 countries ranging from WW1 to the modern day Gulf War.
		Many of the vehicles in the museum would have seen horrific action and it is said that the soldiers that may have died within these vehicles may still be there.
		A local myth relates to the mysterious death of Bovington resident Lawrence of Arabia, who was knocked off his motorbike at nearby Clouds Hill.
	www.theparanormalexperience.co.uk /ParaLoc_Map_Eng_SW_Bovington.htm (261 words)

	Churchill 3" Gun Carrier (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Bovington Tank Museum collected the most complete vehicle whilst the Cadman Brothers recovered the other three.
		Earlier this year Rex Cadman was kind enough to invite me to photograph the Churchills in his possession (I had previously photographed Bovington's Gun Carrier shortly after its arrival at Bovington in 2000) and as a result we are able to offer this 'unique' photo study.
		Bovington's Gun Carrier is now out of public view (in storage I presume) having been moved from the coach park where I photographed it.
	www.armourinfocus.co.uk /a22/gcarrier (251 words)

	The Tank Museum - Bovington - FAQ Page 3
		At 80 tons this record is held by the massive British tank TOG 2 of 1941.
		On modern tanks it is not so much a question of thickness as the use of different materials.
		Of the turreted tanks the Russian T-72 leads with a 125mm weapon but back in 1948 the American heavy tank T30 was built mounting a 155mm gun.
	www.uk.tank.museum /visfaq3.html (333 words)

	D-Day 60th Anniversary: Hobart's Funnies - 24 Hour Museum - official guide to UK museums, galleries, exhibitions ...
		However, the first specialised tanks that landed on D-Day to provide close fire support for the assault troops on all beaches were US-designed ‘swimming’ or DD (‘duplex drive’) tanks.
		The DD’s were Sherman tanks enveloped in a waterproofed canvas screen that enabled them to be launched at sea from landing craft and then slowly ‘swim’ to the beach.
		A modified Sherman tank, codenamed ‘Crab’, was developed for mine clearance by constructing a spinning drum (‘Flail’) of weighted chains on the front of the vehicle that would slowly churn a secure path across the beach and smash through barbed wire and other light defences.
	www.24hourmuseum.org.uk /trlout_gfx_en/TRA22135.html (1042 words)

	Military museums in the UK (Andy Dingley; David Bass; Mike Schmitt; David Lednicer)
		Like many War Museums, some of the really interesting stuff is not on display and the parts that were when I was there were badly labelled.
		Not exactly a military museum, but of war-related interest, is the War Cabinet Rooms, the underground rooms where the Cabinet met during the "blitz".
		The museum is actually three museums, all co-located: the RAF Museum, the Bomber Command Museum and the Battle of Britain Museum.
	yarchive.net /mil/mil_museums_uk.html (1482 words)

	Body
		Tankfest is one of the major annual events for the Tank Museum at Bovington, in Dorset.
		After a prolonged period of restoration, one of their most famous exhibits was run in public for the first time in some 60 years.
		The Panzer III from the museum, now beautifully restored to running condition, was originally captured at the Battle of Alam Halfa, in North Africa.
	www.rbuckland.freeserve.co.uk /tankfest2004.html (512 words)

	War Museums - Bovington Tank Museum
		The Bovington Tank Museum has one of the largest collections of tanks (and armoured vehicles) of Western Europe and also is one the leading authorities when it comes to knowledge of armoured warfare.
		In a museum like this the visitor gets a perfect chance to learn about the 'evolution' of tanks over the past century, to have a closer look at a lot of different types and of course the opportunity to compare them.
		Tanks have played an important role in both threat and protection (actively as well as passively) and next to that can be a feared weapon to its opponents, but also a deadly trap to its crews.
	www.warmuseums.nl /gal/122gal.htm (469 words)

	Tank - thomas engine, fish tanks, pocket tanks (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The Tank Museum - Bovington Museum Tank Museum Calendar The Tank Museum has launched a 2006 calendar, featuring exclusive photography of The Tank Museums unique collection Tiger Tank DVD The Tank Museum’s Tiger Tank is the
		News UCO professors begin economic think tank Translating complex political and social issues into understandable language for public consumption is one task for a new think tank based at the University of Central Oklahoma
		County employees preserve piece of historic tank When Charlie Brown heard the 48th Street water tank was to be dismantled and replaced, he wanted to preserve a piece of its history
	www.smorgasbordnet.com /tank (470 words)

	Nick's Model Tanks page Real Tanks
		Bovington Camp is home to the Royal Armoured Corps and has a history dating back to the first use of tanks in the First World War.
		I also visited the museum in the late 1990's and thus was born a unique opportunity to show "then and now" pictures of a few subjects.
		The Museum is located at 1918 North Rosemead Boulevard, South El Monte California, about a 1/4 mile north of the Rosemead exit on the 60 freeway in the city of South El Monte in the Whittier Narrows Recreation Area.
	home.comcast.net /~Real_tanks/real_tanks.htm (1394 words)

	D Day Tanks and countdown to 60th anniversary of D-Day from the Tank Museum Bovington
		The Tank Museum’s Tiger tank is the subject of a new DVD.
		Tanks played a key part in the invasion and, in particular those peculiar, modified tanks known as Hobart’s Funnies.
		Most vehicles featured on this website are part of the Tank Museum collection, many are on public display from time to time.
	www.d-daytanks.org.uk (394 words)

	BBC NEWS \| England \| Hampshire/Dorset \| 'Most feared' WWII tank unveiled
		Bovington Tank Museum in Dorset say their Tiger tank is the only fully working model of six left in the world.
		The German Tiger was renowned as the most fearsome tank in the war.
		"We were on the verge of unveiling the tank in 2001, the invitations were out for the great and good to come down and see it, and then the engine blew up.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/low/england/hampshire/dorset/3724961.stm (199 words)

	Tank Museum - Bringing you the best of the Isle of Purbeck on the Jurassic coast with Virtual Swanage and Swanage Online
		The tank museum at Bovington has over 150 Armoured Fighting Vehicles from 26 countries in am impressive indoor display.
		The Tank Museum is open 7 Days a week 10.00am to 5.00pm and is only 16 miles from Swanage via Wareham.
		The museum as a cafe and restaurant, free parking, large picnic area and a model and gift shop.
	www.virtualswanage.com /page.aspx?s=todo&p=tanks (108 words)

	Bovington 2000
		Moving on round the museum there were a lot of D-Day games, all of which were very good with some nice scenery but there just seemed to many of them covering the same subject for my liking.
		There were a good number of visitors to the show and not all of them wargamers, some had just come to look around the museum, and most found the wargames demonstration quite interesting.
		The museum exhibit were excellent, I especially liked the WWI display at the entrance it was almost like being there.
	www.btinternet.com /~tringwar/Arc/Bovington2000.htm (1707 words)

	Search results for Tanks
		Collection of pictures of tanks from WWII to the present.
		...tanks were transferred to France and France then gave some to Poland.
		Highland Tank is the industry's leading innovator/fabricator of steel storage tank products and wastewater treatment systems since 1946.
	www.gbcholland.com /upright_storage_racks/tanks.html (152 words)

	MkV
		The Mk V was a major step forward in tank design, providing for the first time a vehicle that could be driven and steered by one man, thus removing the need for two gearsmen.
		The Mk V was further modified by the addition of a six foot body section to increase the length of the vehicle.
		This was a modification intended to improve the trench crossing capabilities of the tank, as well as increase stowage capacity.
	www.geocities.com /gpmatthews/MkV.html (249 words)

	Paranormal Tours - Ghost Hunting - Bovington Tank Museum - Tours (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Since the arrival of this tank in the 1950’s, there have been sightings of a German officer around the Tiger from both inside and outside the museum.
		It was during recent restoration work on this vehicle that old paintwork was revealed, an insignia identifying that during the latter stages of the war at least, this half track had served as a field ambulance.
		The museum is full of machines that were designed for war that have witnessed some of the most distressing and testing human experiences it is possible to imagine.
	www.chooseyourticket.com /MoreDetails.asp?id=2027 (717 words)

	Ram Kangaroo Preservation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		It was thus that I was approached by Stichting Myllesheem, a local historical association of the municipality of Mill (in the province of Noord Brabant, The Netherlands) in September 1991.
		It was secured by The Tank Museum at Bovington for the Canadian Defence Liaison Section in London, which expressed an interest in a Ram Kangaroo after seeing the restored one at Bovington.
		By November 1992 the Bovington Tank Museum had recovered the Ram Kangaroo, and David Herbert tipped me off when it was in the museum's workshop yard.
	www.mapleleafup.org /vehicles/restorations/restore7.html (2283 words)

	ARCHIVES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		This edition includes details of Battlegroup South’s annual show at Bovington tank museum, the usual round up of industry news, relevant articles from the latest wargames magazine releases and forthcoming events.
		The weekend of 3/4 July 2004 saw Botch, Tex and Pops at Bovington Tank Museum for Battlegroup South's annual event.
		In the presence of such major items of kit as a Tiger tank and a Peerless armoured car, one could hardly fail to be swept up into the spirit of this prestigous event.
	www.rottenlead.com /pMachine1/archives.php?id=A2004071 (232 words)

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		Probably the most beautiful collection of German tanks in the world, and some of these tanks are still in running condition.
		Photos of tanks from different countries, with a superb series of pictures of the Tiger I at Bovington during restoration, (view of the bottom of hull, turret interior...)
		On this site about the museum at Bovington is a nice picture of the interior of the Tiger I which shows the transmission gear under the turret (rarely seen).
	tiger1.info /saumur/english/sources.html (638 words)

	The Tank Museum, Bovington UK - Restoration of Tiger Tank 131, captured during World War II
		A blow by blow account of Tiger 131, from manufacture through capture in Tunisia, return to the United Kingdom, to the restoration project by The Tank Museum at Bovington.
		The Tiger Tank has returned to the Tank Museum after its engine refit by ABRO.
		Tank Museum photo No You see good as it looks the Tiger still lacks a lot of fittings, most of which are very hard to get, but we can try.
	www.tiger-tank.com (507 words)

	The Churchill Register
		This was the serious breakdown of a tank, and it is believed that due to the impending Dieppe raid and the gradual re-supply with Mark IIIs, this 'dead-head' was deemed as unsuitable for repair and withdrawn from service.
		Here the tank was used as a range target being fired upon by PIAT anti-tank weapons, amongst others, and when the troops pulled out after the war, was left sitting on the Downs.
		Aquired from the Tank Museum this vehicle is now undergoing comsetic restoration and will become a gate guard at the HQ of the former B Squadron North Irish Horse.
	freespace.virgin.net /chris.shillito/a22new/register/uk.htm (1225 words)

	The Ultimate Resource for Combat Simulation and Strategy Gamers. (www.combatsim.com)
		There will be a launch day for The Sherman Experience Tapes at the Tank Museum at Bovington in Dorset (England) on the 17th of November.
		The interviews cover all aspects of the veterans' experiences, from their volunteering into the services, through training and combat, and on to how they feel they are remembered today and their message to the future generations about their experiences.
		Included are three versions of the knocking out of Michael Wittman, the most prolific German tank ace who had hundreds of allied vehicles to his credit, by a Sherman Firefly of 'A' Squadron, 1st Northamptonshire Yeomanry.
	www.combatsim.com /memb123/cnews/printer/dn110901.htm (713 words)

	The Tank Museum, Bovington, Dorset
		The Tank Museum houses over 150 armoured fighting vehicles from over 26 countries which are contained within five large halls inside the museum.
		New to the museum is its extensive medal collection which commemorates the bravery of troops during combat.
		Tank displays are also used to demonstrate the concept behind armoured warfare.
	www.livingheritagesouthwest.co.uk /main/en/att-provider-10405.html (231 words)

	Tank Museum
		Located at the home of the Royal Armoured Corps, the Tank Museum comprises a collection of some 350 tanks and other military vehicles of many nationalities in six display halls.
		At Bovington Camp, off the A352 near Wool, west of Wareham, Dorset.
		Tank Museum, Bovington Camp, Wareham, Dorset, BH20 6JG.
	www.aeroflight.co.uk /mus/uk/s-t/tankmus.htm (168 words)

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		It shows the major components of the gun and is similar to the mount used in the German Hetzers.
		The first is from the same group of photos shown above, while the color photo is of the Hetzer on display at the Bovington Tank Museum in England.
		I am unsure if they are in fact the same vehicle, since the color photo clearly has a different paint scheme (which appears incorrect for war time Hetzers), evidently a recent paint job.
	www.pzfahrer.net /hetzstorage.html (200 words)

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