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Unique ID:
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1841
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Added to Database:
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30 October 2011
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Last Edited:
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6 December 2011
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Type (ID):
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M4 (105) Sherman (1340)
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Model (ID):
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M4 (105) (1340)
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Location Category (ID):
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Armourgeddon (3500)
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Location (ID):
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Workshop (3504)
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Serial Number: |
57556: “57556” stamped into rear towing lugs. 13284 (mantlet): “13284” stamped into mantlet. B7238064 (gun barrel): “B7238064” stamped into top of gun barrel near mantlet. 4288 (gun mounting): “4288” cast into gun mounting.
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Registration: |
30104238: “USA 30104238” barely visible painted on side when originally recovered.
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Name: |
“LUCKY SEVEN” and dice marking previously painted on left hull side.
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Other Identification: |
“E6257 [C] S” cast into mantlet. White stars previously painted on transmission cover and hull and turret sides.
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Collection Reference: |
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Links: |
HMVF Sherman Register – Netherlands YouTube – Arrival YouTube – Engine Countryside La Vie ALSW Blog BBC
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Associated Tanks: |
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Location History:
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1: Detroit Tank Arsenal / TACOM, Warren, Macomb County, Michigan, USA (Sole manufacturer) 2: Unknown Location, The Netherlands (Military range until mid-1990s) 3: Ardennen Poteau '44 Museum, Poteau, Recht, Liège Province, Belgium (Until ca mid-2000s) 4: Gilis Collection, Turnhout, Kempen Region, Antwerp Province, Belgium (Until late 2010) 5: Armourgeddon, Husbands Bosworth, Leicestershire, East Midlands, Britain (Current location)
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Text in original Preserved American Tanks publication:
[No entry]
Text in Preserved American Tanks Update:
[No entry]
Text in original Preserved Tanks In Britain publication:
This Sherman was at the Poteau Museum for some years then went to Guy Gilis in Belgium before being bought by Armourgeddon in July 2010. Overall it was largely complete internally. However the running gear required a lot of attention and the engine was in a poor state, due in part to the oily petrol residue and burning resulting from being used as a target for petrol bombs. (Source: Sharky/HMVF). Many Sherman tanks were used as Molotov cocktail training aids on Dutch ranges. Because of environmental concerns they were all removed in about the 1980s. This one was deemed not recoverable, which is why it initially survived the so-called ‘Tank Slag’ (tank battle), the clean-up of the ranges. At some point in time it was still going to be recovered and sent off for scrap, but Hanno Spoelstra, together with a RNLA Major, secured its future in the early 1990s. At that time “USA 30104238” was still barely visible on its side. It was found out that it was one of thirty M4 (105) Shermans supplied to the Netherlands by the USA through MDAP from 1951 onwards, out of a total of about 250. Later it was traded to a group of restorers in exchange for parts and restoration work on an M10 with 17-pdr gun. This group sold it to the museum in Belgium. (Source: H. Spoelstra/HMVF). The Sherman arrived at Armourgeddon in January 2011, and the engine was removed the same month. It has since been more completely dismantled so that it can undergo a complete restoration. The turret was removed in March and stripped, sand blasted and repainted in May 2011. The hull since has been sand blasted and repainted. Most internal components are out of the hull and are being restored and repainted before being replaced back inside. The engine was first run up in November 2011.
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October 2011
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1: Upper front right view
Taken: 23 October 2011 Contributor: T. Larkum Photo ID: 5933 Added: November 2011 Filename: IMG-6526... Views: 187 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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2: Upper front view
Taken: 23 October 2011 Contributor: T. Larkum Photo ID: 5934 Added: November 2011 Filename: IMG-6524... Views: 170 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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3: Upper front left view
Taken: 23 October 2011 Contributor: T. Larkum Photo ID: 5935 Added: November 2011 Filename: IMG-6525... Views: 181 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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4: Upper rear left view
Taken: 23 October 2011 Contributor: T. Larkum Photo ID: 5936 Added: November 2011 Filename: IMG-6527... Views: 172 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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5: Upper rear right view
Taken: 23 October 2011 Contributor: T. Larkum Photo ID: 5937 Added: November 2011 Filename: IMG-6529... Views: 156 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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6: Front right view
Taken: 23 October 2011 Contributor: T. Larkum Photo ID: 5938 Added: November 2011 Filename: IMG-6505... Views: 142 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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7: Front view
Taken: 23 October 2011 Contributor: T. Larkum Photo ID: 5939 Added: November 2011 Filename: IMG-6504... Views: 160 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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8: Front left view
Taken: 23 October 2011 Contributor: T. Larkum Photo ID: 5940 Added: November 2011 Filename: IMG-6506... Views: 144 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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9: Rear left view
Taken: 23 October 2011 Contributor: T. Larkum Photo ID: 5941 Added: November 2011 Filename: IMG-6507... Views: 155 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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10: Rear view
Taken: 23 October 2011 Contributor: T. Larkum Photo ID: 5942 Added: November 2011 Filename: IMG-6508... Views: 156 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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11: Rear right view
Taken: 23 October 2011 Contributor: T. Larkum Photo ID: 5943 Added: November 2011 Filename: IMG-6509... Views: 144 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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12: Interior, viewed from front
Taken: 23 October 2011 Contributor: T. Larkum Photo ID: 5944 Added: 2 November 2011 Filename: IMG-6518... Views: 202 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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13: Interior, viewed from front
Taken: 23 October 2011 Contributor: T. Larkum Photo ID: 5945 Added: 2 November 2011 Filename: IMG-6517... Views: 132 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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14: Turret
Taken: 23 October 2011 Contributor: T. Larkum Photo ID: 5946 Added: 2 November 2011 Filename: IMG-6482... Views: 160 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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15: Turret
Taken: 23 October 2011 Contributor: T. Larkum Photo ID: 5947 Added: 2 November 2011 Filename: IMG-6484... Views: 158 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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16: Main gun and mantlet
Taken: 23 October 2011 Contributor: T. Larkum Photo ID: 5948 Added: 2 November 2011 Filename: IMG-6489... Views: 153 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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17: Main gun and mantlet
Taken: 23 October 2011 Contributor: T. Larkum Photo ID: 5949 Added: 2 November 2011 Filename: IMG-6486... Views: 112 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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18: Main gun and mantlet
Taken: 23 October 2011 Contributor: T. Larkum Photo ID: 5950 Added: 2 November 2011 Filename: IMG-6485... Views: 112 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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19: Stamping on gun barrel
Taken: 23 October 2011 Contributor: T. Larkum Photo ID: 5951 Added: 2 November 2011 Filename: IMG-6493... Views: 164 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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20: Number on gun mounting
Taken: 23 October 2011 Contributor: T. Larkum Photo ID: 5952 Added: 2 November 2011 Filename: IMG-6496... Views: 149 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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21: Transmission
Taken: 23 October 2011 Contributor: T. Larkum Photo ID: 5953 Added: 2 November 2011 Filename: IMG-6477... Views: 145 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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22: Transmission
Taken: 23 October 2011 Contributor: T. Larkum Photo ID: 5954 Added: 2 November 2011 Filename: IMG-6476... Views: 109 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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23: Transmission
Taken: 23 October 2011 Contributor: T. Larkum Photo ID: 5955 Added: 2 November 2011 Filename: IMG-6481... Views: 131 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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24: Transmission
Taken: 23 October 2011 Contributor: T. Larkum Photo ID: 5956 Added: 2 November 2011 Filename: IMG-6478... Views: 117 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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25: Turret basket
Taken: 23 October 2011 Contributor: T. Larkum Photo ID: 5957 Added: 2 November 2011 Filename: IMG-6501... Views: 176 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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26: Suspension components
Taken: 23 October 2011 Contributor: T. Larkum Photo ID: 5958 Added: 2 November 2011 Filename: IMG-6498... Views: 233 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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27: Suspension components
Taken: 23 October 2011 Contributor: T. Larkum Photo ID: 5959 Added: 2 November 2011 Filename: IMG-6497... Views: 121 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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28: Suspension components
Taken: 23 October 2011 Contributor: T. Larkum Photo ID: 5960 Added: 2 November 2011 Filename: IMG-6515... Views: 144 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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29: Rebuilt stowage rack
Taken: 23 October 2011 Contributor: T. Larkum Photo ID: 5961 Added: 2 November 2011 Filename: IMG-6519... Views: 196 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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30: Internal components
Taken: 23 October 2011 Contributor: T. Larkum Photo ID: 5962 Added: 2 November 2011 Filename: IMG-6523... Views: 151 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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31: Internal components
Taken: 23 October 2011 Contributor: T. Larkum Photo ID: 5963 Added: 2 November 2011 Filename: IMG-6521... Views: 100 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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32: Suspension
Taken: 23 October 2011 Contributor: T. Larkum Photo ID: 5964 Added: 2 November 2011 Filename: IMG-6530... Views: 153 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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33: Roadwheel in 'as recovered' condition
Taken: 23 October 2011 Contributor: T. Larkum Photo ID: 5965 Added: 2 November 2011 Filename: IMG-6531... Views: 171 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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34: Unusable stowage rack components
Taken: 23 October 2011 Contributor: T. Larkum Photo ID: 5966 Added: 2 November 2011 Filename: IMG-6532... Views: 158 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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35: Serial number stamped into towing lug
Taken: 23 October 2011 Contributor: T. Larkum Photo ID: 5967 Added: 2 November 2011 Filename: IMG-6510... Views: 144 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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36: Original engine
Taken: 23 October 2011 Contributor: T. Larkum Photo ID: 5968 Added: 2 November 2011 Filename: IMG-6502... Views: 152 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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37: Original engine components
Taken: 23 October 2011 Contributor: T. Larkum Photo ID: 5969 Added: 2 November 2011 Filename: IMG-6522... Views: 151 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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38: Spare engine 1
Taken: 23 October 2011 Contributor: T. Larkum Photo ID: 5970 Added: 2 November 2011 Filename: IMG-6589... Views: 157 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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39: Spare engine 1
Taken: 23 October 2011 Contributor: T. Larkum Photo ID: 5971 Added: 2 November 2011 Filename: IMG-6590... Views: 112 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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40: Spare engine 2
Taken: 23 October 2011 Contributor: T. Larkum Photo ID: 5972 Added: 2 November 2011 Filename: IMG-6554... Views: 115 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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41: Spare engine 2
Taken: 23 October 2011 Contributor: T. Larkum Photo ID: 5973 Added: 2 November 2011 Filename: IMG-6555... Views: 106 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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June 2011
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42: Removing suspension bogies
Taken: 10 June 2011 Contributor: Sharky Photo ID: 6004 Added: 13 November 2011 Filename: 10062011... Views: 239 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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43: Removing tracks
Taken: 8 June 2011 Contributor: Sharky Photo ID: 6002 Added: 13 November 2011 Filename: 08062011... Views: 151 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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44: Tracks removed
Taken: 8 June 2011 Contributor: Sharky Photo ID: 6003 Added: 13 November 2011 Filename: 08062011... Views: 269 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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45: Cleaning inside fighting compartment with turret removed
Taken: 4 June 2011 Contributor: Sharky Photo ID: 6001 Added: 13 November 2011 Filename: IMG-0180... Views: 167 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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46: Moving hull to workshops
Taken: 1 June 2011 Contributor: Sharky Photo ID: 6000 Added: 13 November 2011 Filename: 01062011... Views: 149 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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May 2011
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47: Turret after painting
Taken: 27 May 2011 Contributor: Sharky Photo ID: 5999 Added: 13 November 2011 Filename: 27052011... Views: 161 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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48: Turret after sandblasting
Taken: 15 May 2011 Contributor: Sharky Photo ID: 5998 Added: 13 November 2011 Filename: 15052011... Views: 146 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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February 2011
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49: Gun and mantlet removal
Taken: 20 February 2011 Contributor: Sharky Photo ID: 5996 Added: 13 November 2011 Filename: DSC00073... Views: 153 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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50: Turret removal
Taken: 20 February 2011 Contributor: Sharky Photo ID: 5997 Added: 13 November 2011 Filename: DSC00078... Views: 155 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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January 2011
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51: Engine removal
Taken: 28 January 2011 Contributor: Sharky Photo ID: 5995 Added: 13 November 2011 Filename: 28012011... Views: 149 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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52: Front right view, photo from Countryside-LaVie.com
Taken: 25 January 2011 Contributor: CRFU Photo ID: 5991 Added: 10 November 2011 Filename: 80-115-0... Views: 219 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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53: Turret close-up, photo from AirLandSeaWeapons.com
Taken: 25 January 2011 Contributor: CRFU Photo ID: 5992 Added: 10 November 2011 Filename: 50881403... Views: 318 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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54: Front right view
Taken: 25 January 2011 Contributor: Sharky Photo ID: 5994 Added: 13 November 2011 Filename: 25012011... Views: 160 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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55: On arrival (date estimated), photo from Facebook
Taken: 10 January 2011 Contributor: Sharky Photo ID: 6084 Added: 6 December 2011 Filename: 180835_M... Views: 165 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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56: Front right view
Taken: 1 December 2009 Contributor: MilWeb.net Photo ID: 5993 Added: 12 November 2011 Filename: Ad_sherm... Views: 337 Select/Has Priority: 21/0
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