Following the success of 2007’s All-American Armour which focused on the hardware employed by US forces, The Tank Museum will this year be observing the British contribution to armoured warfare and commemorating the bravery and sacrifice of Royal Armoured Corps servicemen both past and present.
Tank Museum spokesman Nik Wyness said; “The tank was a British invention that played an important role in bringing World War One to a close 90 years ago. As we house what is the national collection of tanks on behalf of The Royal Armoured Corps and Royal Tank Regiment, this year we felt it was important to remember British servicemen from past and current conflicts with living history and in our displays of historic and contemporary British armour.”
The Tank Museum is able to call on a truly unique selection of historic British armour for its Tankfest shows. Amongst those vehicles that are less commonly seen in action, such as the Crusader, Matilda 2 and Challenger 1, the Tank Museum is also hoping to run a unique British tank for the first time in many years.
Nik said; “We are planning to run the successful inter-war Vickers Medium, which we believe to be the sole surviving and running example of its kind in the world.”
The impressive collection of Museum vehicles will again be complimented by vehicles from private collections, and all this will be supported by living history encampments, trader stalls and family entertainments. The British Army will also be in attendance, putting on displays of vehicles and equipment used on operations today, which will include Challenger 2 amongst others.
The action will all take place in the Tank Museums new arena, which will offer improved viewing from a banked spectator’s area.
Tickets are available now, and advanced bookings attract a 10% discount. More information and a list of participating vehicles will be published as it becomes available.
|
![[image] News Section](images/header.jpg)
