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UNIQUE ID 2156: FV4201 CHIEFTAIN TANK

(Model: Unknown Model)

Otterburn Training Area (OTA), Northumberland National Park, Britain

(Location: Redesdale)


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Unique ID: 2156
Added to Database: 18 February 2012
Last Edited: 18 February 2012
Type (ID): FV4201 Chieftain (3570)
Model (ID): Unknown Model (3592)
Location Category (ID): Otterburn Training Area (OTA) (3770)
Location (ID): Redesdale (3778)
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Location History:
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1: Royal Ordnance Factory, Barnbow, Crossgates, Leeds, Yorkshire and the Humber, Britain (Primary manufacturer)
2: Otterburn Training Area (OTA), Northumberland National Park, Northumberland, North East England, Britain (Current location)


This Chieftain sits on the hill at the tank range at Redesdale. Elevated rail tracks are part of a target railway where small trucks carry large polystyrene targets down the hillside while Apache helicopters fire rockets at them. (Source: W. Stafford/Geograph).

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October 2005

Left view, photo by W. Stafford
1: Left view, photo by W. Stafford

Taken: 8 October 2005
Contributor: Geograph
Photo ID: 6759
Added: 19 February 2012
Filename: 1476671-...
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