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Unique ID:
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2302
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Added to Database:
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2 June 2012
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Last Edited:
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4 June 2012
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Type (ID):
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A34 Comet (3370)
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Model (ID):
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Mark IB (3374)
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Location Category (ID):
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Isle of Wight Military History Museum (3100)
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Location (ID):
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Museum Building (3102)
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Other Identification: |
“Comet No.1” printed on label on glacis.
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Location History:
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1: Leyland Motors, Farington, Lancashire, North West England, Britain (Design parent and sole manufacturer)
2: Sennelager Training Area, Paderborn, Detmold, North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany (1993 – probable location)
3: Isle of Wight Military History Museum, Cowes, Isle of Wight, South East England, Britain (Current location)
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Text in original Preserved British Tanks publication:
[No entry]
Text in Preserved British Tanks Update:
[No entry]
Text in original Preserved Tanks In Britain publication:
This Comet was found in 1993 on a German firing range and brought back to the Isle of Wight. It is undergoing restoration; it is missing its turret, engine, tracks and many other parts. Its turret is likely to be replaced by one of those in the museum’s collection.
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August 2009
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1: Upper front left view
Taken: 5 August 2009
Contributor: T. Larkum
Photo ID: 7628
Added: 3 June 2012
Filename: P1040692...
Views: 327
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2: Front left view
Taken: 5 August 2009
Contributor: T. Larkum
Photo ID: 7629
Added: 3 June 2012
Filename: P1040441...
Views: 263
Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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3: Front right view
Taken: 5 August 2009
Contributor: T. Larkum
Photo ID: 7630
Added: 3 June 2012
Filename: P1040440...
Views: 242
Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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4: Front right view
Taken: 5 August 2009
Contributor: T. Larkum
Photo ID: 7631
Added: 3 June 2012
Filename: P1040439...
Views: 215
Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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5: Rear left view
Taken: 5 August 2009
Contributor: T. Larkum
Photo ID: 7632
Added: 3 June 2012
Filename: P1040828...
Views: 259
Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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6: Candidate Comet turret, at right
Taken: 5 August 2009
Contributor: T. Larkum
Photo ID: 7633
Added: 3 June 2012
Filename: P1040482...
Views: 359
Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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