LVT-4 Recovery in the UK
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LVT-4 Recovery in the UK
Volunteers spend five days digging out perfectly-preserved WWII TANK that has been buried 30ft beneath Cambridgeshire Fens for 74 YEARS
Buffalo amphibious vehicle buried 30ft underground found by a team of volunteers in Cambridgeshire Fens
The 26ft-long LVT-4 tank was one of 16 brought in to act as a flood defence in the village of Crowland in 1947
Tank underground for 74 years but appears to be well-preserved because it has been buried in peat and clay
A Second World War amphibious vehicle that was buried 30 feet beneath the Cambridgeshire Fens has been excavated by a team of volunteers.
The 26ft-long LVT-4 tank, which was one of 16 brought in to act as a flood defence in the village of Crowland, during the 1947 floods, was uncovered by residents who spent five days digging the lands beneath the Cambridgeshire Fens.
The Buffalo military tank, which weighs 20 tons, had been underground for 74 years but appears to be well-preserved because it was buried in a mixture of peat and clay.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... hicle.html
Buffalo amphibious vehicle buried 30ft underground found by a team of volunteers in Cambridgeshire Fens
The 26ft-long LVT-4 tank was one of 16 brought in to act as a flood defence in the village of Crowland in 1947
Tank underground for 74 years but appears to be well-preserved because it has been buried in peat and clay
A Second World War amphibious vehicle that was buried 30 feet beneath the Cambridgeshire Fens has been excavated by a team of volunteers.
The 26ft-long LVT-4 tank, which was one of 16 brought in to act as a flood defence in the village of Crowland, during the 1947 floods, was uncovered by residents who spent five days digging the lands beneath the Cambridgeshire Fens.
The Buffalo military tank, which weighs 20 tons, had been underground for 74 years but appears to be well-preserved because it was buried in a mixture of peat and clay.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... hicle.html
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Re: LVT-4 Recovery in the UK
Amazing what you can find if you dig deep enough
"Spray the tracks with WD40, put in a new battery and drive it away!!"
Thanks for posting.
"Spray the tracks with WD40, put in a new battery and drive it away!!"
Thanks for posting.
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Re: LVT-4 Recovery in the UK
That's amazing.
I have always wondered why they did not use them in Omaha to unload troops and leave a few of them on the beach after unloading just as a protection for the next waves against the German heavy gun machine fire.
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I have always wondered why they did not use them in Omaha to unload troops and leave a few of them on the beach after unloading just as a protection for the next waves against the German heavy gun machine fire.
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Re: LVT-4 Recovery in the UK
What about the other 15?
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On track to being recovered as well - check out Crowland Buffalo - LVT Association
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1382944771880947
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Yes I have also read that somewhere. Thanks for sharing these nice photos.
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Link to a short film: https://access.historyhit.com/videos/th ... h-dan-snow
And the link to the facebook page of the recovery team: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1382944771880947
I saw that they did use WD40 on the components to get them freed up (as I suggested in a previous post )
Amazing how good this LVT looks after being underground for over 70 years!
Better condition than a lot of the G503's you find abandoned in fields in some places now...it looks like the best way to store a vehicle is to bury it deep in clay soil
And the link to the facebook page of the recovery team: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1382944771880947
I saw that they did use WD40 on the components to get them freed up (as I suggested in a previous post )
Amazing how good this LVT looks after being underground for over 70 years!
Better condition than a lot of the G503's you find abandoned in fields in some places now...it looks like the best way to store a vehicle is to bury it deep in clay soil
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