Military history, esp #WW2, tanks, defences, & artillery. Researching my relatives in WW1 & WW2. Writer & interviewer. Facebook: Phil Loder's Military Page.
Oxford, UK
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Tuesday Tank: the Vickers Light Tank Mk VIB at the @TankMuseum. It was the first tank to be built in large numbers as Britain geared up for #WW2. The tank had a crew of 3 and was powered by a Meadows 4.4L 6-cyl petrol engine. @Burntime0101 @milmodelscene @USAS_WW1 #TankTuesday
Just a month to go before the @TankMuseum's ‘The Tanks Have Done Marvels’ seminar on Saturday 21 November. Looking forward to seeing everyone and hearing from the speakers. For more information, head to tankmuseum.org/Tank110 #WW1
Tuesday Tank: Back to this year's #Tankfest at the @TankMuseum and the big reveal of Challenger 3. Here it is heading around the arena in convoy with a British Army Challenger 2 and the museum's Challenger 1. @Burntime0101 @milmodelscene @USAS_WW1 @agbdrilling #TankTuesday
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This is WN 48 MKB Longues-sur-Mer, Normandy and the M262 bunker for Fire Control. I haven't been here in years & the entrance to the M262 has been fenced off for a long time, but as luck would have it the fence was under repair & I was able to have an exquisite visit inside #WW2
Hi, yes, that’s him. Good to be in touch. I probably wouldn’t go, but I know his sons have been to the Baltic to see where their father was injured.
I left battleships, cruisers and destroyers behind with this #WW2 memoir from a wireless operator on motor gun boats in the North Sea & the Aegean, 1943-45. Very interesting to hear how the small boats operated, plus accounts of battles off East Anglia & among the Greek islands.
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Double bonus for the week with a Bergpanzer towing away a Leopard C1 as part of a recovery demo at Tiger day last month. #TankTuesday
Tuesday Tank: here's Chieftain 'Ruff 'n' Ready' pausing for a moment on one of the mounds at Operation Market Harborough - not one of my best photos there and not the shot I was aiming for, but captures the fun of the day! @Burntime0101 @milmodelscene @USAS_WW1 #TankTuesday
I admit that I haven’t read one before, but very impressed. I love delving into the reference list to see where quotes etc have come from. Very interesting to have the Italian and German eyewitness accounts too.
Tuesday Tank: This Panzer III replica was at the recent We Have Ways Fest. It's based on an FV432 APC and here's a walkaround so you can have a closer look, even a glimpse inside! @Burntime0101 @milmodelscene @USAS_WW1 @thebattleguide #TankTuesday @WeHaveWaysPod #WHWF6 #WHWF2026
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A couple of wild animals in the arena with the Nashorn joining Tiger 131 at Tiger day last weekend for #TankTuesday
