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
Tuesday Tank: more tanks from the recent We Have Ways Fest - Valentine DD, Charioteer, Pz III replica (based on FV432) and Sherman. #WW2 @Burntime0101 @milmodelscene @USAS_WW1 @agbdrilling #WHWF6 #WHWF2026 #TankTuesday @WeHaveWaysPod
Just read Raymond Dannreuther’s history of Force H, 1940-42. He was a midshipman on the destroyer ‘Laforey’ and the battleship ‘Malaya’ in Force H. Incidents include the attack on the French fleet at Oran, sinking of the Bismarck, Malta convoys and the loss of ‘Ark Royal’. #WW2
