MILITARY VEHICLES # 8.

 

 

BRITISH 3.7inch ANTI AIRCRAFT GUN.

 

The 3.7inch was the standard British medium anti aircraft gun of the second world war. It served successfully all around the world until replaced by missiles.

 

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BRTISH MORRIS COMMERCIAL CS8 15 cwt TRUCK.

 

The CS8 is typical of a range of light trucks produced by various manufacturers to meet war office specifications. This is a Royal Engineers compressor truck for air tools.

 

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BRITISH VICKERS MARK VI LIGHT TANK.

 

The Vickers MK VI was the principal light tank of the British Army at the outbreak of the second world war. Though obsolete many served in France in 1940 and North Africa in 1941.

 

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MORRIS COMMERCIAL R-TYPE TRUCK.

 

Introduced in 1930 by car builder William Morris as a 15cwt ( 762kg ) light truck for the civil market. Bought by the British Army buy soon replaced by low silhouette light trucks with cross country capability.

 

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POLISH 3.7cm BOFORS ANTI TANK GUN.

 

The Bofors 3.7cm was a commercially designed Swedish anti tank gun. It was purchased by a number of countries who did not produce their own.

 

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ITALIAN FIAT 15 TER 1.5 TON LIGHT TRUCK.

 

The most widely used Italian truck of the first world war. They were used by the British Army fighting on the Italian and Greek fronts against the Austro Hungarian army and against the Turks in the middle east.

 

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FRENCH 155 mm SCHNEIDER HEAVY HOWITZER.

 

Designed for use on the Western front the Schneider proved so effective that in the inter war period many were updated by adding pneumatic tyres.

 

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U.S. FWD GENERAL SERVICE TRUCK.

 

The four wheel drive FWD truck was an American commercial vehicle supplied to the allies from 1916. It was most frequently employed as an artillery tractor.

 

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BRITISH SIMPLEX RAIL TRACTOR.

 

Simplex rail tractors were used on the extensive network of narrow gauge railways delivering supplies to the rear of the front line trenches in France 1916 - 18.

 

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GERMAN 21cm HEAVY HOWITZER.

 

Though technically obsolete the 21cm served with German foot artillery regiments throughout the first world war.

 

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VEHICLES # 6.

 

1972 TRIUMPH GT6 MKIII.

 

Engine - 1,998cc. Top speed - 112mph. Price new £1,295.

The GT6 had a triumph 2 - litre, straight six cylinder, twin carburettor engine that was used in a number of triumph saloons and sports cars during the 1960s and 1970s. It has a 4-speed manual gear box and some models were fitted with an optional overdrive.

 

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1955 TRIUMPH TR2.

 

Engine - 1,997cc. Top speed - 102mph. Price new - £625. Designed by Walter Belgrove, the TR2 was introduced in 1952.

 

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1976 TRIUMPH STAG.

 

Engine - 2,997cc. Top speed - 115mph. Price new - £4,275.

The Stag was launched in 1970. The body was designed by Michelotti and made at the Speke no2 factory in Liverpool, then sent to Coventry for final assembly at the Canley plant.

 

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1970 TRIUMPH VITESSE.

 

Engine - 1,998cc. Top speed - 101mph. Price new - £1,090.

The Vitesse was launched in May 1962 and was based on the Triumph Herald designed by Michelotti. Production of the vitesse ended in may 1971.

 

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1958 AEC MERCURY PETROL TANKER.

 

Made at AEC Southall Works, London ( chassis ), Shell-Mex and BP Ltd, Hamble Oil Terminal ( body ). Engine - straight six AEC diesel engine.

 

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MANUAL FIRE PUMP.

 

This horse drawn pump was operated by moving the bars on the side up and down to pump the water onto the fire. This was very hard work and required great effort by a number of men. To pay the men the fire companies gave beer tokens or made ale available to them. It does not take much imagination to picture the drunken scenes that could take place at the scene of a fire, as the drinking became more important than fighting the fire.

 

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1934 TALBOT 105.

 

Made in Coventry. Engine - 3 litre.

 

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1952 ALVIS TA21.

 

Made in Coventry ( chassis ), Birmingham ( body ). Engine - Alvis OHV rated at 2,993cc. The Alvis TA21 was a post war product from Alvis, maintaining much of their pre war experience. This particular model is fitted with Mulliner coach built body and in its later life was owned by Mr and Mrs Wright of Wolverhampton. This particular example was acquired by the museum in 1981 and is a good example of a post war Alvis that is in very much original condition.

 

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1948 STANDARD EIGHT.

 

Made in Coventry. Engine - four cylinder, 8 hp.

 

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1935 SS JAGUAR.

 

Made in Coventry. Engine - four cylinder 12 hp.

 

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1959 STANDARD ATLAS VAN.

 

Made in Coventry. Engine - four cylinder.

 

 

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CONISBROUGH CASTLE.

The castle is located on castle hill, Conisbrough, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England and is looked after by English Heritage. The castle was initially built in the 11th century by William De Warenne, the earl of surrey, after the Norman conquest of England in 1066. Hamelin Plantagenet, the illegitimate son of Henry II, acquired the property by marriage in the late 12th century. Hamelin and his son William rebuilt the castle in stone, including its prominent 28 metre high keep. The castle remained in the family line into the 14th century, despite being seized several times by the crown. The fortification was then given to Edmund of Langley, passing back into royal ownership in 1461. Conisbrough castle fell into ruin, its outer wall badly affected by subsidence and was given to the Carey family in the 16th century. Its derelict state prevented it from involvement in the English civil war of the 17th century and the remains were bought by the Duke of Leeds in 1737. Sir Walter Scott used the location for his 1819 novel Ivanhoe and by the end of the 19th century the ruins had become a tourist attraction. The state took over the management of the property in 1950, but by the 1980s the visitor facilities were felt to be unsuitable, leading to a three way partnership being created between the local council, English heritage and a local charitable trust to develop the castle. English Heritage took over control of the castle in 2008 and continue to operate the property as a tourist attraction.

 

This is an artists impression of the castle.

 

The photographs that follow show how the castle looks to this day.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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AIRCRAFT # 10.

 

ENGLISH ELECTRIC LIGHTNING F1.

 

RAF interceptor fighter in service from 1960 - 1988. The only all British designed and made supersonic fighter.

 

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PANAVIA TORNADO GR1B.

 

Strike aircraft that can be fitted with different equipment for different jobs. Built by Panavia, a company made up of British, German and Italian aircraft manufacturers. Tornados served with the British, German and Italian air forces from 1980 onwards.

 

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AVRO YORK C1.

 

Military and Commercial transport aircraft. It was built in three versions - a long range freight transport, a combined passenger/freighter and a passenger aeroplane. This aircraft took part in the Berlin airlift, 1948 - 1949.

 

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MILES MAGISTER MK1.

 

Second World War RAF elementary training aircraft. The first monoplane training aircraft in RAF service.

 

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NIEUPORT 17 ( reproduction ).

 

Fast and agile French single seat fighter, or fighting scout. It was used by several allied aces during the First World War. This flying reproduction was used in the filming of `Flyboys`, about the American Volunteers who served in the  Escadrille Lafayette. The Escadrille Lafayette was a unit of the French Air Service made up of mainly American volunteer pilots. They flew and fought before America entered the war in 1917.

 

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NORTH AMERICAN P - 51D MUSTANG.

 

Long range escort fighter, powered by an American built version of the Rolls - Royce Merlin engine. Mustangs played a key role in the defeat of the Luftwaffe during the second world war.

 

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HEINKEL HE 162 A-2 SALAMANDER.

 

A German jet fighter produced in the closing stages of the second world war. It was designed to be simple and cheap to make and be flown by members of the Hitlerjugend ( Hitler Youth ). HE 162`s were built in underground factories using forced labour, often from concentration camps. Crew-one. Construction-mixed aluminium alloy and wood. Engine-one BMW 109-003E-1 Axial- Flow turbojet of 8.8in ( 1,980lb ) thrust. Armament-two 20mm MG 151 Cannon.













 

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BRITISH AIRCRAFT CORPORATION STRIKEMASTER.

 

A multi role aircraft designed for advanced training, ground attack and reconnaissance. Developed for export, it served with several different countries from the 1970`s to the 1990`s. Used in combat in Ecuador, Oman and South Yemen. Crew - two. Construction - all metal stressed skin. Engine - one Rolls -Royce ( Bristol Siddeley ) Viper MK 535 turbojet of 15,170in ( 3,410lb ) thrust. Weapons - up to 1,361kg ( 3,000lbs) of bombs, external fuel tanks, gun cameras, gun pods, napalm tanks, rockets and reconnaissance pods. Two 7.62mm machine guns.

 

 

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HAWKER HURRICANE MK11B.

 

The main British fighter in the Battle of Britain. The Hurricane rather than the more famous Spitfire, was the main British fighter in the battle of Britain. Thirty - two RAF squadrons flew Hurricanes with nineteen equipped with Spitfires.

 

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BRISTOL BRITANNIA 312.

 

Known as the whispering giant, this long-range turboprop airliner was popular with airlines and passengers in the 1950s and 1960s. The Britannia was economic and efficient, comfortable and very quiet.

 

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HANDLEY PAGE HERALD 200.

 

This British airliner enjoyed modest success, operated by several small airlines across the world from 1961 to 1999.

 

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WESTLAND WASP HAS1.

 

Light Royal Navy anti-submarine helicopter, designed to operate from small ships. Wasps served in the Falklands war in 1982. Crew - two ( pilot and observer ). Engine - one Rolls-Royce Nimbus 103 or 104 turbine engine of 529kw ( 710hp ). Weapons - two MK 44 or one MK 46 torpedo or depth charges. Max speed - 120mph. Service ceiling - 12,200 feet. Range - 303 miles.

 

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