±Recent Visitors

Recent Visitors to Com-Central!

±User Info-big


Welcome Anonymous

Nickname
Password

Membership:
Latest: cgsimpson
New Today: 0
New Yesterday: 0
Overall: 6645

People Online:
Members: 0
Visitors: 809
Total: 809
Who Is Where:
 Visitors:
01: Photo Gallery
02: Community Forums
03: Community Forums
04: Downloads
05: Community Forums
06: Photo Gallery
07: Home
08: Community Forums
09: Home
10: Community Forums
11: Photo Gallery
12: Community Forums
13: Home
14: Community Forums
15: News Archive
16: Community Forums
17: Home
18: Community Forums
19: Community Forums
20: Photo Gallery
21: Community Forums
22: Community Forums
23: Community Forums
24: CPGlang
25: Downloads
26: Community Forums
27: Community Forums
28: Community Forums
29: Community Forums
30: Home
31: Photo Gallery
32: Your Account
33: Community Forums
34: Community Forums
35: Community Forums
36: CPGlang
37: Home
38: Home
39: Home
40: Home
41: Community Forums
42: Community Forums
43: Community Forums
44: Community Forums
45: Community Forums
46: Community Forums
47: Community Forums
48: Community Forums
49: Community Forums
50: Community Forums
51: Community Forums
52: Community Forums
53: Photo Gallery
54: Community Forums
55: Downloads
56: CPGlang
57: Community Forums
58: Community Forums
59: Home
60: Photo Gallery
61: Member Screenshots
62: Home
63: Community Forums
64: Community Forums
65: Community Forums
66: Community Forums
67: Community Forums
68: Home
69: Community Forums
70: Member Screenshots
71: Community Forums
72: Community Forums
73: Home
74: Community Forums
75: Community Forums
76: Photo Gallery
77: Community Forums
78: LinkToUs
79: Community Forums
80: Community Forums
81: Community Forums
82: Community Forums
83: Community Forums
84: Community Forums
85: Photo Gallery
86: Community Forums
87: Home
88: Community Forums
89: Home
90: Community Forums
91: Community Forums
92: Downloads
93: Community Forums
94: Photo Gallery
95: Community Forums
96: Community Forums
97: Community Forums
98: Home
99: Community Forums
100: Downloads
101: Community Forums
102: Community Forums
103: Community Forums
104: Community Forums
105: Statistics
106: Community Forums
107: Community Forums
108: Community Forums
109: Community Forums
110: Community Forums
111: Community Forums
112: Community Forums
113: Home
114: Community Forums
115: Community Forums
116: Photo Gallery
117: Photo Gallery
118: Home
119: Photo Gallery
120: Community Forums
121: Community Forums
122: Photo Gallery
123: Community Forums
124: Community Forums
125: Downloads
126: Photo Gallery
127: Photo Gallery
128: Community Forums
129: Photo Gallery
130: Downloads
131: Community Forums
132: Community Forums
133: Home
134: Community Forums
135: Community Forums
136: Downloads
137: Community Forums
138: Community Forums
139: Community Forums
140: Community Forums
141: Member Screenshots
142: Community Forums
143: Community Forums
144: Home
145: Community Forums
146: Community Forums
147: Community Forums
148: Community Forums
149: Community Forums
150: Community Forums
151: Home
152: Community Forums
153: Community Forums
154: Community Forums
155: Member Screenshots
156: Community Forums
157: Community Forums
158: Photo Gallery
159: Community Forums
160: News
161: Home
162: Home
163: Community Forums
164: Photo Gallery
165: Community Forums
166: Photo Gallery
167: Home
168: Community Forums
169: Community Forums
170: Community Forums
171: Photo Gallery
172: Community Forums
173: Community Forums
174: Community Forums
175: Community Forums
176: Community Forums
177: Photo Gallery
178: Home
179: Home
180: CPGlang
181: Home
182: Community Forums
183: Member Screenshots
184: Community Forums
185: Community Forums
186: Community Forums
187: Community Forums
188: Community Forums
189: Community Forums
190: CPGlang
191: Community Forums
192: Community Forums
193: Community Forums
194: Community Forums
195: Community Forums
196: Community Forums
197: CPGlang
198: Photo Gallery
199: Community Forums
200: Community Forums
201: Photo Gallery
202: Community Forums
203: Community Forums
204: Downloads
205: Community Forums
206: Community Forums
207: Community Forums
208: Photo Gallery
209: Community Forums
210: Community Forums
211: Community Forums
212: Downloads
213: Community Forums
214: Downloads
215: Community Forums
216: Photo Gallery
217: Statistics
218: Home
219: Community Forums
220: Community Forums
221: News
222: Community Forums
223: Community Forums
224: Photo Gallery
225: Home
226: Community Forums
227: Community Forums
228: Community Forums
229: Photo Gallery
230: Photo Gallery
231: Community Forums
232: Community Forums
233: Community Forums
234: Community Forums
235: Downloads
236: Community Forums
237: Member Screenshots
238: Community Forums
239: Community Forums
240: Member Screenshots
241: Community Forums
242: Home
243: Downloads
244: Home
245: Downloads
246: Community Forums
247: Community Forums
248: Community Forums
249: Community Forums
250: Community Forums
251: Home
252: Community Forums
253: Community Forums
254: Downloads
255: Community Forums
256: Downloads
257: Community Forums
258: Member Screenshots
259: Home
260: Community Forums
261: Community Forums
262: Community Forums
263: Community Forums
264: Community Forums
265: Community Forums
266: Home
267: Photo Gallery
268: Statistics
269: Community Forums
270: Community Forums
271: Community Forums
272: Community Forums
273: Community Forums
274: Member Screenshots
275: Community Forums
276: Downloads
277: Community Forums
278: Community Forums
279: Downloads
280: Community Forums
281: Community Forums
282: Home
283: Community Forums
284: Home
285: Community Forums
286: Community Forums
287: Community Forums
288: Your Account
289: Community Forums
290: Photo Gallery
291: Home
292: Community Forums
293: Downloads
294: Community Forums
295: Community Forums
296: Community Forums
297: Community Forums
298: Photo Gallery
299: Community Forums
300: Community Forums
301: Community Forums
302: Community Forums
303: Photo Gallery
304: Home
305: Community Forums
306: Photo Gallery
307: Member Screenshots
308: Community Forums
309: Community Forums
310: Community Forums
311: Photo Gallery
312: Community Forums
313: Community Forums
314: Community Forums
315: Community Forums
316: Community Forums
317: Downloads
318: Community Forums
319: Downloads
320: Community Forums
321: Community Forums
322: Photo Gallery
323: Community Forums
324: Photo Gallery
325: Community Forums
326: Community Forums
327: Community Forums
328: Community Forums
329: Photo Gallery
330: Photo Gallery
331: Community Forums
332: Community Forums
333: Community Forums
334: Community Forums
335: Community Forums
336: Community Forums
337: Community Forums
338: Community Forums
339: Downloads
340: Community Forums
341: News Archive
342: Community Forums
343: Community Forums
344: Photo Gallery
345: Downloads
346: Community Forums
347: Community Forums
348: Community Forums
349: News
350: Community Forums
351: Community Forums
352: Downloads
353: Photo Gallery
354: Community Forums
355: Downloads
356: Community Forums
357: Community Forums
358: Photo Gallery
359: Downloads
360: Community Forums
361: Photo Gallery
362: Photo Gallery
363: Home
364: Community Forums
365: Community Forums
366: Community Forums
367: Community Forums
368: Community Forums
369: Community Forums
370: Downloads
371: Community Forums
372: Community Forums
373: Community Forums
374: Community Forums
375: Community Forums
376: Community Forums
377: Community Forums
378: Community Forums
379: Community Forums
380: Community Forums
381: Community Forums
382: Community Forums
383: Photo Gallery
384: Photo Gallery
385: Home
386: Community Forums
387: Community Forums
388: Community Forums
389: Community Forums
390: Community Forums
391: Home
392: Your Account
393: Community Forums
394: Home
395: Community Forums
396: Community Forums
397: Community Forums
398: Community Forums
399: Community Forums
400: Community Forums
401: Photo Gallery
402: Photo Gallery
403: Home
404: Community Forums
405: Photo Gallery
406: Downloads
407: Downloads
408: Community Forums
409: Community Forums
410: Community Forums
411: News Archive
412: Photo Gallery
413: Photo Gallery
414: CPGlang
415: News Archive
416: Community Forums
417: Community Forums
418: Community Forums
419: Downloads
420: Community Forums
421: Photo Gallery
422: Community Forums
423: Community Forums
424: Community Forums
425: Photo Gallery
426: Community Forums
427: Home
428: Community Forums
429: Community Forums
430: Photo Gallery
431: Home
432: Community Forums
433: CPGlang
434: Community Forums
435: CPGlang
436: Downloads
437: Community Forums
438: Community Forums
439: Community Forums
440: Community Forums
441: Community Forums
442: Home
443: Community Forums
444: Community Forums
445: Home
446: Community Forums
447: LinkToUs
448: Community Forums
449: Photo Gallery
450: Photo Gallery
451: Community Forums
452: Community Forums
453: Downloads
454: Community Forums
455: Photo Gallery
456: Community Forums
457: News Archive
458: Community Forums
459: Member Screenshots
460: Home
461: Community Forums
462: Community Forums
463: Photo Gallery
464: Community Forums
465: Community Forums
466: Community Forums
467: Community Forums
468: Community Forums
469: Photo Gallery
470: Home
471: Photo Gallery
472: Photo Gallery
473: Your Account
474: Community Forums
475: Community Forums
476: Community Forums
477: Home
478: Community Forums
479: CPGlang
480: Community Forums
481: Community Forums
482: Community Forums
483: Photo Gallery
484: Community Forums
485: Community Forums
486: Community Forums
487: Statistics
488: Community Forums
489: Community Forums
490: Home
491: Photo Gallery
492: Community Forums
493: Photo Gallery
494: Home
495: Community Forums
496: Community Forums
497: Photo Gallery
498: Community Forums
499: Community Forums
500: Community Forums
501: Community Forums
502: Community Forums
503: Community Forums
504: Community Forums
505: Community Forums
506: Community Forums
507: Community Forums
508: Community Forums
509: Home
510: News
511: Community Forums
512: Community Forums
513: Home
514: Community Forums
515: Photo Gallery
516: Community Forums
517: Community Forums
518: Community Forums
519: Your Account
520: Community Forums
521: Community Forums
522: Community Forums
523: Community Forums
524: Your Account
525: Community Forums
526: Home
527: Community Forums
528: Community Forums
529: Community Forums
530: Community Forums
531: Community Forums
532: Home
533: Photo Gallery
534: Photo Gallery
535: Community Forums
536: Community Forums
537: Community Forums
538: Photo Gallery
539: Community Forums
540: Community Forums
541: Community Forums
542: Community Forums
543: Photo Gallery
544: Community Forums
545: Photo Gallery
546: Community Forums
547: Home
548: Community Forums
549: Community Forums
550: Community Forums
551: Photo Gallery
552: Community Forums
553: Home
554: Community Forums
555: Community Forums
556: Community Forums
557: Photo Gallery
558: News
559: Your Account
560: Community Forums
561: Community Forums
562: Photo Gallery
563: Community Forums
564: Community Forums
565: Community Forums
566: Photo Gallery
567: Community Forums
568: Community Forums
569: Downloads
570: Community Forums
571: Photo Gallery
572: Community Forums
573: Home
574: Home
575: Search
576: Community Forums
577: Photo Gallery
578: Community Forums
579: Community Forums
580: Community Forums
581: Downloads
582: Community Forums
583: Community Forums
584: Community Forums
585: Photo Gallery
586: Community Forums
587: Community Forums
588: Community Forums
589: Community Forums
590: Community Forums
591: Community Forums
592: CPGlang
593: Community Forums
594: Photo Gallery
595: Community Forums
596: Community Forums
597: Photo Gallery
598: Community Forums
599: Community Forums
600: Home
601: Community Forums
602: Community Forums
603: Photo Gallery
604: Home
605: Community Forums
606: Photo Gallery
607: Community Forums
608: Photo Gallery
609: Community Forums
610: Community Forums
611: Community Forums
612: Community Forums
613: Downloads
614: Home
615: Community Forums
616: Community Forums
617: Community Forums
618: Photo Gallery
619: Community Forums
620: Community Forums
621: Photo Gallery
622: Community Forums
623: Photo Gallery
624: Community Forums
625: Home
626: Community Forums
627: Downloads
628: Photo Gallery
629: Community Forums
630: Member Screenshots
631: Downloads
632: Community Forums
633: Community Forums
634: Community Forums
635: Community Forums
636: Community Forums
637: News Archive
638: Your Account
639: Member Screenshots
640: Community Forums
641: Community Forums
642: Community Forums
643: Home
644: Community Forums
645: Home
646: Photo Gallery
647: Community Forums
648: Photo Gallery
649: Member Screenshots
650: Community Forums
651: Community Forums
652: Home
653: Community Forums
654: Community Forums
655: Photo Gallery
656: Community Forums
657: Community Forums
658: Home
659: Community Forums
660: Home
661: Community Forums
662: Photo Gallery
663: Community Forums
664: Community Forums
665: Downloads
666: Community Forums
667: Community Forums
668: Community Forums
669: Community Forums
670: Photo Gallery
671: Community Forums
672: Photo Gallery
673: Community Forums
674: Community Forums
675: Downloads
676: Home
677: Community Forums
678: Photo Gallery
679: Community Forums
680: Community Forums
681: Community Forums
682: Community Forums
683: Home
684: Community Forums
685: Community Forums
686: Community Forums
687: Community Forums
688: Downloads
689: Photo Gallery
690: Community Forums
691: Community Forums
692: Community Forums
693: Community Forums
694: Community Forums
695: Community Forums
696: Community Forums
697: Community Forums
698: Community Forums
699: Home
700: Home
701: Community Forums
702: Community Forums
703: Community Forums
704: Photo Gallery
705: Photo Gallery
706: Home
707: Photo Gallery
708: Community Forums
709: Photo Gallery
710: Community Forums
711: Home
712: Community Forums
713: Community Forums
714: Photo Gallery
715: Community Forums
716: Photo Gallery
717: Photo Gallery
718: News Archive
719: Home
720: Photo Gallery
721: Photo Gallery
722: Community Forums
723: Photo Gallery
724: Community Forums
725: Community Forums
726: Your Account
727: Community Forums
728: Community Forums
729: Community Forums
730: Community Forums
731: Statistics
732: Community Forums
733: Community Forums
734: News Archive
735: Community Forums
736: Community Forums
737: Community Forums
738: Home
739: Community Forums
740: Community Forums
741: Photo Gallery
742: Home
743: Photo Gallery
744: Community Forums
745: Community Forums
746: Community Forums
747: Community Forums
748: Member Screenshots
749: Community Forums
750: Community Forums
751: Your Account
752: Community Forums
753: Community Forums
754: Photo Gallery
755: Community Forums
756: Community Forums
757: CPGlang
758: Statistics
759: Photo Gallery
760: Community Forums
761: Community Forums
762: Photo Gallery
763: Photo Gallery
764: Community Forums
765: Community Forums
766: Community Forums
767: Community Forums
768: Photo Gallery
769: Community Forums
770: Community Forums
771: Community Forums
772: Photo Gallery
773: Community Forums
774: Community Forums
775: Community Forums
776: Community Forums
777: Community Forums
778: Home
779: Community Forums
780: Your Account
781: Community Forums
782: Community Forums
783: Member Screenshots
784: Statistics
785: Community Forums
786: Home
787: Home
788: Community Forums
789: Home
790: Community Forums
791: Photo Gallery
792: CPGlang
793: Photo Gallery
794: Photo Gallery
795: Community Forums
796: Community Forums
797: Community Forums
798: Home
799: Photo Gallery
800: Community Forums
801: Community Forums
802: Community Forums
803: Community Forums
804: Community Forums
805: CPGlang
806: Community Forums
807: Home
808: Photo Gallery
809: Community Forums

Staff Online:

No staff members are online!
Preserved Tanks in the USA
The AFV ASSOCIATION was formed in 1964 to support the thoughts and research of all those interested in Armored Fighting Vehicles and related topics, such as AFV drawings. The emphasis has always been on sharing information and communicating with other members of similar interests; e.g. German armor, Japanese AFVs, or whatever.
Go to page Previous  1, 2, 3, 4  Next
Post new topic    Reply to topic    Printer Friendly Page     Forum Index ›  AFV News Discussion Board

View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
TrevorLarkum
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Sep 16, 2007
Posts: 1596
Location: Northampton, England
PostPosted: Wed Feb 16, 2011 12:49 am
Post subject: Re: Preserved Tanks in the USA

Thanks guys, I'll get on to making those corrections.

_________________
Trevor

Dr Trevor Larkum
Preserved Tanks: PreservedTanks.com
Armour Archive: ArmourArchive.co.uk
EVs
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website
TrevorLarkum
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Sep 16, 2007
Posts: 1596
Location: Northampton, England
PostPosted: Fri Feb 18, 2011 11:58 pm
Post subject: Re: Preserved Tanks in the USA

- Dontos
Trevor

The photos you have for UID 1553 are not an afghan FT17 but the previously existing FT17 which was on display in the museum for many years.

The photos are following it being swapped with the Afghan FT17 in the museum, the original tank was transferred to Carlyle Barracks. Those photos are in 2009 when they loaded it up and shipped it out.

FYI: The second Afghan FT17 is pretty much untouched and still tarped up in RMP, without a turret mounted.

Regards
Don


Fixed, Don, I believe - please review:

UID 1175: FT at Carlisle (non-Afghan)
UID 1553: FT in RMP (Afghan)

Do you happen to have a photo of the FT in RMP? I couldn't see one among your photobucket albums.


- Neil_Baumgardner
Trevor, FYI, there are at least 3 surviving T23s including the ones from APG.

Neil


Fixed - the text was from my 1984 manuscript, so somewhat out of date.

UID 1449: T23 at FK


Many thanks.

_________________
Trevor

Dr Trevor Larkum
Preserved Tanks: PreservedTanks.com
Armour Archive: ArmourArchive.co.uk
EVs
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website
Dontos
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 3436
Location: Vine Grove, KY
PostPosted: Sat Feb 19, 2011 1:07 am
Post subject: Re: Preserved Tanks in the USA

Trevor

I was in the RMP for a short period today. It seems the FT17 has been shifted around. I dig up the more recent photos, although I'm not exactly sure where it is. I'll find out though.

If you look at the Sat. image of RMP it is sitting alone in the upper left from the green marker, next to a small building.

The update looks good. I guess I need to go thru all your more recent additions. Most of the ones I checked out seem pretty good.

Regards
Don
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail Visit poster's website AIM Address Yahoo Messenger Photo Gallery
TrevorLarkum
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Sep 16, 2007
Posts: 1596
Location: Northampton, England
PostPosted: Sat Feb 19, 2011 3:35 pm
Post subject: Re: Preserved Tanks in the USA

Thanks Don for checking it. I guess at a push I could use a picture from Bing Maps, though it doesn't work so well for showing small vehicles:

www.bing.com/maps/?v=2...5.93244076



Meanwhile here is the full Carlisle entry I've just finished (pictures by Don and HellOnWheelsV100):


Location ID 88500: USAHEC, Carlisle



FT, M4A3 Sherman, M18 Hellcat

_________________
Trevor

Dr Trevor Larkum
Preserved Tanks: PreservedTanks.com
Armour Archive: ArmourArchive.co.uk
EVs
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website
TrevorLarkum
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Sep 16, 2007
Posts: 1596
Location: Northampton, England
PostPosted: Sun Mar 13, 2011 8:50 pm
Post subject: Re: Preserved Tanks in the USA

In looking for my Bovington Conqueror photo's I also found and scanned in my old Lulworth Comet ones. This is, of course, the Comet that transferred to Fort Knox, and which is now at Fort Benning. It has certainly travelled a fair bit!

Unique ID 1549: Fort Benning Comet

_________________
Trevor

Dr Trevor Larkum
Preserved Tanks: PreservedTanks.com
Armour Archive: ArmourArchive.co.uk
EVs
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website
Rick_Eshleman
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Apr 26, 2011
Posts: 908
Location: Lewes, Delaware, USA
PostPosted: Sun May 01, 2011 6:25 pm
Post subject: Re: Preserved Tanks in the USA

Trevor,
A link to some old B&W photos of the Tanks at the Chrysler DE Tank Plant is:

Pencader Heritage Chrysler Tank Plant. Type that into a search engine and You should find a nice historic document on the old plant. I was living in the Glasgow, DE area up until a year ago, and was only a few miles South of the old factory. The buildings have been bought by University of Delaware and are in process of being demolished.

Take care,
Rick Eshleman
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail AIM Address Photo Gallery
TrevorLarkum
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Sep 16, 2007
Posts: 1596
Location: Northampton, England
PostPosted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 11:11 pm
Post subject: Re: Preserved Tanks in the USA

- Rick_Eshleman
Trevor,
A link to some old B&W photos of the Tanks at the Chrysler DE Tank Plant is:

Pencader Heritage Chrysler Tank Plant. Type that into a search engine and You should find a nice historic document on the old plant. I was living in the Glasgow, DE area up until a year ago, and was only a few miles South of the old factory. The buildings have been bought by University of Delaware and are in process of being demolished.

Take care,
Rick Eshleman


Rick - just spotted that, I'll look it up, thanks.


Meanwhile to give background to the Brazilian M41B and M41C tanks I've added an entry for Cleveland Tank Plant:


Location 85790: Cleveland Tank Plant


_________________
Trevor

Dr Trevor Larkum
Preserved Tanks: PreservedTanks.com
Armour Archive: ArmourArchive.co.uk
EVs
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website
Rick_Eshleman
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Apr 26, 2011
Posts: 908
Location: Lewes, Delaware, USA
PostPosted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 10:38 pm
Post subject: Re: Preserved Tanks in the USA

Trevor,
Just a quick note on the old BMY (Bowen McLaughlin York) plant, which was merged with FMC to become United Defense Inc., then bought by BAE Systems(London). It is/was located in Bair, PA a few miles SW of York, PA USA city. I'm not sure of the status of it, but they built M4 Sherman in WW 2, and later M88 Armored Recovery, M109 series SPH and various other vehicles. I wrote an article in the original AFV News around 1983 about this factory. It's probably still there, but since the M88 ARV successor never happened they may only have built M109A6 or later variant SPH. My older daughter lives North of York city, so I'll try to venture there in the next year to see what happened to the plant.
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail AIM Address Photo Gallery
Scott_Taylor
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Jan 24, 2006
Posts: 80
Location: London, Ontario
PostPosted: Tue Sep 13, 2011 11:14 pm
Post subject: Re: Preserved Tanks in the USA

Hi Rick:

I think that the plant in York is still active. I photographed these two M88A2s on the side of I-83 south of York in November 2009.



According to the shipping stencils, they were on their way to Kuwait.

Cheers,

Scott
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website
Rick_Eshleman
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Apr 26, 2011
Posts: 908
Location: Lewes, Delaware, USA
PostPosted: Wed Sep 14, 2011 1:02 am
Post subject: Re: Preserved Tanks in the USA

Thanks Scott. Looks like it still is there! Rick
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail AIM Address Photo Gallery
TrevorLarkum
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Sep 16, 2007
Posts: 1596
Location: Northampton, England
PostPosted: Thu Sep 15, 2011 11:19 pm
Post subject: Re: Preserved Tanks in the USA

Prompted by P.-O.'s id of the Linhares M4A1 (see Brazil thread):


Location 97900: Pacific Car and Foundry




I'll try to get to BMY next.

_________________
Trevor

Dr Trevor Larkum
Preserved Tanks: PreservedTanks.com
Armour Archive: ArmourArchive.co.uk
EVs
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website
TrevorLarkum
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Sep 16, 2007
Posts: 1596
Location: Northampton, England
PostPosted: Thu Oct 13, 2011 7:48 pm
Post subject: Re: Preserved Tanks in the USA

- Rick_Eshleman
Trevor,
Just a quick note on the old BMY (Bowen McLaughlin York) plant, which was merged with FMC to become United Defense Inc., then bought by BAE Systems(London). It is/was located in Bair, PA a few miles SW of York, PA USA city. I'm not sure of the status of it, but they built M4 Sherman in WW 2, and later M88 Armored Recovery, M109 series SPH and various other vehicles. I wrote an article in the original AFV News around 1983 about this factory. It's probably still there, but since the M88 ARV successor never happened they may only have built M109A6 or later variant SPH. My older daughter lives North of York city, so I'll try to venture there in the next year to see what happened to the plant.


Rick, thanks for that. I've now written up BMY - if you have any photos or extra information from when you wrote the article I'd love to see them.

Location ID 88550: Bowen-McLaughlin York, PA

[img]http://preservedtanks.com/Albums/Locations/USA/88550-Bowen-McLaughlin%20York%20%28BMY%29/092709_Sherman_sub-Bowen-McLaughlin_YorkBlog_c.jpg[/img]


I'll add more vehicle links to it as I get to them (e.g. M88 - I don't yet have any in the database).


US Tank Factories



- Scott_Taylor
Hi Rick:

I think that the plant in York is still active. I photographed these two M88A2s on the side of I-83 south of York in November 2009.



According to the shipping stencils, they were on their way to Kuwait.

Cheers,

Scott


Scott - can I add your photo to the entry for BMY?

_________________
Trevor

Dr Trevor Larkum
Preserved Tanks: PreservedTanks.com
Armour Archive: ArmourArchive.co.uk
EVs


Last edited by TrevorLarkum on Thu Oct 13, 2011 8:25 pm; edited 2 times in total
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website
Rick_Eshleman
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Apr 26, 2011
Posts: 908
Location: Lewes, Delaware, USA
PostPosted: Thu Oct 13, 2011 8:03 pm
Post subject: Re: Preserved Tanks in the USA

Thank you Trevor. I enjoy checking out your listings, and much appreciate the work and effort to compile them. Rick
Back to top
View user's profile Send e-mail AIM Address Photo Gallery
TrevorLarkum
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Sep 16, 2007
Posts: 1596
Location: Northampton, England
PostPosted: Sun Nov 13, 2011 10:56 am
Post subject: Re: Preserved Tanks in the USA

For background on the M4 HST at Armourgeddon (see Preserved Tanks in Britain thread) I have written up Sam Winer Motors:

Location ID 85500: Sam Winer Motors Inc, Akron, Ohio



(I have listed 10 M4 HSTs to represent the 40 or so that appear to be visible in Google.)

Any additional information and photos appreciated.

[@admins; any idea why photo links that used to display on this forum no longer do? Has there been a change to the way the forum handles links, perhaps particularly those with spaces in the URL? Looking back through this thread lots of the pictures no longer appear here, but if you put the link in a browser they work fine]

_________________
Trevor

Dr Trevor Larkum
Preserved Tanks: PreservedTanks.com
Armour Archive: ArmourArchive.co.uk
EVs
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website
TrevorLarkum
Power User

Offline Offline
Joined: Sep 16, 2007
Posts: 1596
Location: Northampton, England
PostPosted: Sat Nov 19, 2011 1:18 am
Post subject: Re: Preserved Tanks in the USA

For background on the HSTs at Armourgeddon and Sam Winer Motors I have written up the main HST factory, Allis Chalmers:

Location ID 64800: Allis Chalmers, La Porte, Indiana



It seems pretty clear that the later HSTs (M6, M8, etc.) were built there but I'd appreciate it if someone is able to confirm that the M4 was built there.

I'd also like some good photos of vehicles being built there - can anyone help? Don, do you have any photos of M50s being built, perhaps?

_________________
Trevor

Dr Trevor Larkum
Preserved Tanks: PreservedTanks.com
Armour Archive: ArmourArchive.co.uk
EVs
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website
Display posts from previous:   
Post new topic    Reply to topic    Printer Friendly Page    Forum Index ›  AFV News Discussion Board
Page 2 of 4
All times are GMT - 6 Hours
Go to page Previous  1, 2, 3, 4  Next



Jump to:  


You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You cannot download files in this forum