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  • Old Comet Tank Photographs

    Just came across old photographs of the Comet & Churchill Tanks.
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    Comet on The Curragh
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    • #3
      Comet in "Tin Town" workshops The Curragh
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      • #4
        I can just see the face of someone from the Health & Safety Authority who sees the photo of "Comet on The Curragh".

        Steep incline, No helmets, etc

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        • #5
          If that thing toppled over a helmet would only serve to keep your shattered head in one place, making life a bit easier for the guy who cleans up.
          "The dolphins were monkeys that didn't like the land, walked back to the water, went back from the sand."

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          • #6
            Whats the year of these photos?
            To close with and kill the enemy in all weather conditions, night and day and over any terrain

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            • #7
              the venue is Donnellys hollow much loved amongst armour drivers:D
              Covid 19 is not over ....it's still very real..Hand Hygiene, Social Distancing and Masks.. keep safe

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              • #8
                Great photos, I always think that the Comet still looks modern, pity about the Gun/Ammo though.


                IAS

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                • #9
                  what did they do with these? I heard there was one buried in the Glen or the Curragh?

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                  • #10
                    It was a Churchill that was buried in the Curragh. It was recently dug up and given to the North Irish Horse for their museum.

                    IAS

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                    • #11
                      There is one still running I believe,though many had the turret removed,and replaced with a 90mm RCL.
                      Dont know how successful this was.
                      They served from 1958 to 1973
                      The photos show the crew armed with the gustav smg...which was in service from 1957 to 2002,but the uniforms look like that worn Pre Congo,so you could say about 1960?
                      Dont know when the officers Riding breeches were withdrawn from service exactly.


                      Catch-22 says they have a right to do anything we can't stop them from doing.

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                      • #12
                        Why did they bury the tank?

                        Why not use it for target practice?
                        To close with and kill the enemy in all weather conditions, night and day and over any terrain

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                        • #13
                          The story of the buried tank is an interesting one,and typical of the DF of the past.


                          Catch-22 says they have a right to do anything we can't stop them from doing.

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                          • #14
                            Pray tell.
                            To close with and kill the enemy in all weather conditions, night and day and over any terrain

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                            • #15
                              where to start...
                              According to Karl Martin,ZD5055 was reported to be immobile at the glen of Imaal,in 1967,but was still used for gunnery training.
                              The Gun was brought to the tank for firing,and afterwards removed for safekeeping.
                              It was Buried subsequently(down by the lower gate) where it remained until 2002.
                              This follows the story I heard earlier from an old timer,which told of a sentry being posted on the tank while the gun was fitted. Even when the gun was not fitted the sentry remained,as the tank could have been scavenged for scrap. We had no vehicle capable of lifting it onto a transporter,so a bug hull was dug,and it was dragged sideways into the hole,where it remained for the best part of 40 years. It emerged in pretty good condition. I think it is in running order again?


                              Catch-22 says they have a right to do anything we can't stop them from doing.

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