Catching my interest as to what would be inside, I stopped, grabbed my camera, paid the fee and spent an hour clicking away. This museum is clearly highly specialized, dedicated to tanks, howetzers and anti-tank guns. I was amazed by the number and range of items they have in the museum. Of course no tank in use in the last decade is in the museum, except a Russian tank used by the Iraqis and a Russian self propelled howitzer also used by the Iraqis.
Here are a few of the pics. The first is the US’s first tank, the M1917 Six Ton Special used from late 1917 to the beginning of WWII; second is of a German Mk IV Panzer from WWII; third is a Canadian Sexton 25 Pound Howitzer from WWII; fourth is a Russia’s main WWII tank, the T34; last is American M60A1 Patton from 1959 to early 1990s, one of the main US tank before the introduction of the M60A3 Patton and the A1 Abrams.
4 comments:
Here's another one for you. Calgary, which is 605km or 375 miles from the oceon or any large body of water for that matter and therefore is completely land locked has a naval instalation and a naval museum. I often wonder where they practice their manouvers......in the bathtub?
Cameron would totally love that place.
I love it when I discover little hidden away places like this. Very fun.
Joanne....a naval installation in Calgary, what a hoot.
I was qutie surprised when you called and said you'd miss supper because you were going to a tank museum in Danville!
Unlike the others who visit this blog, I got to see other photos besides the few that are here. This museum appears to have a pretty interesting collection. Just goes to show, life is full of interesting discoveries.
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