Contributed by: Mark Tucker
Date: October 2005
This series of images was taken in October 2005 at the Tank Museum in Bovington, Dorset, UK.Location: The Tank Museum, Bovington, Wareham, Dorset, United Kingdom. Continue reading
Text © Glen Porter 2006
Images © Brett Green of Hyperscale 2006
Description
This is my Dragon Stug IV (late production) with a few modifications and Revell link and length tracks. Continue reading
Date: October 1997
The Raupenschlepper Ost (RSO) was designed and built by Steyr of Austria and built under licence by Graf & Stift (Austria), Auto Union (Germany) and Klockner-Humboldt-Deutz (Germany). It was designed specifically for the Eastern Front and its main purpose was as a gun tractor, but other uses included snow plough, ambulance, anti-tank carrier and amphibian. Continue reading
Date: October 1997
This self propelled mount for the ubiquitous Pak 40 was built on the chassis of the Steyr-designed Raupenschlepper Ost (RSO). 83 vehicles were converted to this version during 1944. Continue reading
Kit build with scratchbuilt modifications by Peter Bleasdale
Unit History
Schwere Panzer Abteilung 503 was sent to Russia in January 1943. It fought in southern Russia, received new Tigers in Spring 1943, and fought in the Battle of Kursk and later with Panzer Regiment Bäke near Cherkassy. Withdrawn in April 1944 and refitted. Sent to Normandy with Tiger Is and Tiger IIs. Destroyed in Normandy and the German retreat. Re-equipped with Tiger IIs and sent to Hungary. Renamed s.Pz.Abt. Feldherrnhalle in December 1944. Continue reading
Date: October 1997
This series of images was taken in September 1997 at the Musee des Blindes, Saumur, France. Continue reading
Colour Profile by Claes Sundin
Photography by Darren Wood Continue reading
Colour Profile by Claes Sundin
Photography by Mark L Tucker
B&W photographs courtesy of Eagle Editions
Background
This Fw 190D-9 “Brown 4” W.Nr.500647 of 7. Staffel, II./JG 26 was found by the Canadians at Hustedt airfield near Celle in mid-April 1945. It was one of 2 aircraft that had to be left behind when II. Gruppe JG26 abandoned the field on 10-11 April. Attempts by the Germans to destroy the aircraft were only partly successful.
What makes these photos special is that they provide further proof that there were Fw190D-9’s with the tail of the Ta152. Previously only one photo of such a D-9 was known, an aircraft of werknummer 500645. Continue reading
Date: October 1997
This is another wonderfully well preserved example from the WTS Museum in Koblenz. Continue reading
Date: September 1997
This series of images was taken in October 1997 at the Wehrtechnische Studiensammlung (WTS) Museum in Koblenz, Germany. Continue reading