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guess who else was crawling all over this tank? :oops:
Here is a shot showing the broken hatch. (I was wearing my archival, acid-free tennis shoes! :?
John
Re: RE: US Model 1917 monument
The turret had no gun, it was turned about 160 degrees to the right.
I think, in all fairness to the city of Bloomington, they have painted and protected the tank for 80+ years...that is a pretty good track record. It is too easy for armchair generals to...
Greetings,
I spend quite a bit of time and memory-space documenting monument-tanks. This past weekend, while driving home from the Military Vehicle Preservation Association's convention, I shot photos of a US Model 1917 in Bloomington, Illinois. I thought folks may like to see this rare little...