RENAULT TANK
Here is an old lead. In the early 1970s, the Fort Lewis Museum in Washington
State was told about a WWI tank (FT-17?) in Eastern Washington. Apparently
it was on an Indian Reserve. They never did go and get it, and the Curator
at the time (she left a long time ago) could not remember WHERE it was.
:-(
Colin Macgregor Stevens
cmstevens@telus.net
or (as second choice)
seaforth72@hotmail.com
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colin@pacdat.net address. My apologies for any inconveniences this may have
caused. Several hundred messages were lost at various times in the Fall of
2001.
MVPA #954 (since 1977)
Editor: "Maple Leaf Up!" newsletter & Webmaster
of Western Command Military Vehicle Historical Society
(Established 1977) http://www.westerncommand.com
Pitt Meadows (East of Vancouver but not beyond Hope)
British Columbia, CANADA
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1944 Willys MB jeep (ex-Norway)
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1942 BSA airborne bicycle
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Winget, William A CONT JTFCS5G" <winget@jfcom.mil>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Monday, January 28, 2002 1:51 PM
Subject: [MV] Tracks on Ice Stories And WW I Tank Wanted
> Seen an M1A1 slide down a hill into a Valley in Germany after attempting
to
> come down a road. ( NO trees stopped it) crew slightly injured.
> Seen an M60 sideways due to ice on the road. The ditch stopped it.
>
> Whenever I drove a tracked vehicle (M113, M901 Improved TOW Vehicle, M2
> Bradley) I made sure we broke new ground as much as possible. By this I
> mean put the right track (not in England or Australia/ Hongkong, but the
> Left track there....) onto the shoulder of the road where there's loose
> gravel under the snow, or dirt. Far less slippage.
> (A LOT less of those white marker poles in Germany after my drivers got
> through driving around there as well....)
>
> I had to force tankers to NOT drive in the lead tanks tracks to prevent
> maneuver damage while on a "Refailure - 86" (Reforger = Return of Forces
to
> Europe)
> If the tracks followed each other in the snow, they created MUD (It was
> Germany) and if they dispersed, the snow wouldn't even show the ground.
> (Better for camo of movements that way too) But Tankers are diehards,
> thinking that if the LEAD tank did not hit a mine, I better follow his
> tracks------
>
> Having fun, Looking for a WWI Renault myself, actually have one lead, but
> can't reach the guy by phone.
> Oh well, back to tracking.
> Regards W Winget
>
> WANTED! US Pack 75 / '42 Autocar Doors / WWI Tank (Any condition,
usually
> just the hull, but I'd start there!!!!!)
>
> Trade / Sell: US WW II 57mm towed AT Gun / German M18 WW II 105mm How /
WW
> II 37mm Jap (other stuff for the right trade......)
>
> The Cheesy Web page: http://home.mindspring.com/~jhooah/index.html
>
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