A British Fox, M38A1 and a Land Rover.
We had rain Thursday night and Friday. Notice the road! Didn't slow anyone down though.
This is the place for armor!! You name it and it was there and driving around.
Tank retriever Diamond T nicely finished.
This end of the field had less traffic and was not as muddy. The 1/2 track would help fix that problem.
A nice Alvis Stalwart with knuckle boom crane.
A wide variety of trucks were down this lane.
For a mere 90,000 Lb Sterling you could own this tank. It had lots of lookers.
This was one nice M4 High Speed Tractor.
I believe this Stuart was used as a command vehicle which is why the turret was removed and the ring mount installed.
Anyone looking for a project??
Notice that most everyone displaying vehicles has the appropriate military camping gear to compliment. Different than the US. There, you get both vehicle and gear.
A very nice Cletrac.
Big and small get in on the act. Dad doing a little tune up for the boys. More of them to come.
Haglund snow tractor.
Nice encampment displays were everywhere. One of the few 1/2 ton Dodges I found.
Dad got it running and the boys were off. The mud did not slow them down one bit.
You could find every variant of the Ferret made here.
People were selling things in the encampment areas too. Some good buys and good treasures were out here.
Number two. 1/2 tonner
A strange looking truck, but these recovery vehicles are supposed to be incredible off road.
One of the reenactment areas taking a group photo. Germans, Brits, Americans all joined in.
These guys manned their stations all day. Glad to talk to the visitors.
I stand corrected, this is a M18 Hellcat, not a Chaffee.
Water cooled Vickers if I am not mistaken.
Lots of Foxes here. I am referring to the trucks.
He finally gave up the mud and got on the grass. The back end was swinging a bit as he came towards me.
This was one big truck. Notice the bumper in relation to the man's shoulder.
Big trucks and equipment were not in short supply. There may have been a one up challenge going this year.
Unique displays were everywhere. This one was at the beginning of the encampment fields.
The stores area was spectacular. You name the piece you were looking for and it could be found. The ability to purchase original firearms and supplies made me envious.
We had on and off thunderstorms Friday. Good for the stores business. Everyone was running for cover. This one dumped hail on us.
The rain came in buckets for 15-20 minute shots and then blue sky again.
This was mid afternoon. You would be surprised how many people were in these tents.
A Staghound. A beautiful site!
Ferret lane.
The Dingos were there too. They are the predecessor to the Ferret and the Fox.
Poor old T16. And marked up German to boot.
All the tracked units headed for the arena for the demonstation and education session.
Standing on the arena hill looking towards the encampment area. As far as the eye could see, a sea of green. Beautiful ain't it!
The Duetsch group.
Notice the man in the kilt. Remember where he is when you look at the next shot.
A smart alec tank driver buried him in diesel smoke. He is in the middle of that cloud.
I think I can! I think I can! I think I can. In the end, he did not have enough horses to get over the hump and moved off in disgrace.
I think the guy who owns the jeep that got flipped over for this display should get some special award. Not my jeep, no way, no how. Nice display though.
This was a unique unit. A surf recovery tank. Capable of going in up the surf shields at the top.
The officers had them lined up for inspection and he did inspect. Straightened up a bunch of these guys.
British reenactors and their encampment.
A second Staghound. Where else are going to see that?
This was in the entrance area to the America's field.
An example of the articulation capablilty of the recovery truck mentioned earlier. Heavy winches in the back end.
Ward LaFrance wrecker.
If I am not mistaken, a Mack NM.
This was on Saturday. Notice how fast the ground dried from the 3 inch deep mud on Friday afternoon.
One of my favorites. I love the lines of the Diamond T trucks.
Something for everyone.
This thing was massive.
A 3/4 ton Carryall variant. I did not get a chance to see under the hood. Not stock, I am sure.
The old and new alike.
Russian, but not sure what.
The only Dodge KD64 I saw there.
I finally found it. My absolute favorite. I had to wipe the drool off the mans fender. The MACK NO. Oh and wait till you see what was behind it.
Oh god I have gone to heaven. The best combination of the war.
The drawbar of the 36,000 lb gun.
International M2-4.
A P51 buzzed the fields.
Another great display.
Another great stores shop. Oh the things I would like to bring home.
An L19 flew in for a peek.
The beginning of the battle reenactment. Germans on the left, Americans on the right.
The chaffee leading the way with the infantry right behind. I am taking pictures from about 5 people deep.
A direct hit. Knocked out the German vehicle.
This was all done with live fire weapons. Blanks of course.
The observation plane coming in for a look.
Great pyrotechnics. Very loud with flying debris.
The Americans advance.
Secondary armor arrives to assist.
The Sherman arrives and takes command.
Live fire M2HB 50 cal. You have no idea how loud that was.
Notice all the ears being plugged. You could feel the percussion waves.
A Lancaster came in next.
Nothing quite sounds like the radial engines.
Some of the many weapons for sale.
He did alright on flat ground.
Well, I made some new friends. This is the encampment group of the Mack NO. They were extremely nice to me and let me share beer and dinner with them. THANKS!
I wish I could have been the beer vendor at this event. I could retire about now. We had venison, pheasant and mackerel on the barbee.
The Mack owner Steve was getting it fired up for our tour around the War and Peace grounds.
Our look out and traffic cop, Nick. Great guy! Thanks for everything Nick and Steve!!!!!!!!!
The Dingo led the way. The next bunch of photos are with me standing in the cab shooting as we drove around.
They took a seat on the fender for out tour. You can't see it, but she was sticking her tongue out.
This was Saturday evening and the parties were getting started. Here comes a bunch in the dump truck.
This was leaving the America's field for the British field.
This was a Vietnam era encampment.
A better view of the flipped jeep.
Entering the German field.
Sorry about the blurry pictures, the Mack did not have the smoothest ride.
The end of the day. Hot air balloon set down and so did we. I got to drive the Mack back to the camp and back it in place. Many thanks Steve!!!!
