Last night, I was cleaning out my email folders and came across this link about a World War 2 tank found after 62 years in mud. Not sure if any of you knew about this.
http://the-thinktanks.blogspot.com/2009/11/second-world-war-tank-found-after-62.html
Hell, a German T-34, nice. Looks in good condition as well. Nice link, thanks.
Yep, I saw that a while back. One heck of a find!
Hmmmm… I smell a Captured Group Build. *hint, hint… :))
What’s really amazing, is after that many years in the bog, it looks cleaner than many of the models I see on display here.
Hmmm… what’s that sound in the background? A can of worms being opened?[;)]
That tank looks like it was put in the lake just a couple of weeks ago, not 62 years ago! That’s a pretty neat find.
Eric
The article says they actually got it started up
it said all systems, except the engine, were in working order.
Wow! That is really cool. Still amazes me that decent relics from the war are still being found. Thanks for sharing the link.
The article says “after a few minor repairs,they got the engine started”
Need to find out what anti-oxidant is in that mud! It must have sealed it up pretty tight.
They found a Sherman sunk in the sand to its turret at Camp Lejeune a few years ago, and another forgotten and rotting in the woods at Quantico
IS there a link for that story? I love reading/hearing stories of long lost tanks/aircraft of WW2.
Another WW2 Russian KV-1 tank found unrelated to my first post
WW2 German Tank found
I really wonder what is in the water there to keep the steel from rusting?
Hoax primer
Bish: it’s the lack of oxygen in the water.
what?