The Tank Museum - Tank Chats
 

Hi

Stumbled on a nice series of vignettes on the tanks in their Museum. Quite good, I think. The narrator David Fletcher seems be a bit of a character at times.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjac...aZQ0A5Vujkpjd8

regards
Darrell

i also enjoy his tank chats

Hey Darrell, did not know you were still around!

David strongly reminds me of those WW1 posters "Your country needs you",
was it Kitchener?

It is a rarely known fact that David started off his working life as a 20GBP Pom driving Trams in Melbourne. Being a Tank expert was his 2nd calling in life.

Regards
Doug

He told me that it was that or be sucked into working in his Dad's television shop in the UK, which he didn't fancy. David has an amazingly broad range of knowledge, not only about AFVs but also all other aspects of military history of the 20th century. He was also very helpfull to me when I was able to visit Bovy regularly researching tank stuff.

David

Unfortunately, when he retired I lost contact with him as his email address was via the tank museum.

Regards
Doug

Hi Doug

There ya go; I retired and you regained contact. One for one!! :D

He does seem like he'd be an interesting fellow to spend some time with over a pint or 5.

Yeah, I'm still drawing breathe. Poking around the house driving the missus nuts since August now. Pension cheques are regular now and we've gone down one kid to Univ so I'm thinking I need a new diversion!! A MV?, an 1970 VW Beetle? Long Guns? Star Wars Helmets? Who knows. My Missus is wary. :whinge

Managed to send some things off to a museum in Bunbury WA just as I was getting out. They needed some Leo bits and I do mean bits. I now know what a co-ax port "bung" is!! :D

Hope you and yours are well. :)

regards
Darrell

Darrell
I sent an email to you at the sympatico email address I had, have you changed providers?

I believe a port bung is essential when playing submarines in a Leopard.

Getting older, ended up in emergency last weekend due to symptoms that seemed
like a heart attack. I was under VERY strict orders from GP that if symptoms occured
again I had to go to ER. They did all the tests and went "nup, not heart". They think it
was heat stress. So being that it is nearly 40 deg C outside I am behaving myself today.

Regards
Doug

Hi Doug

I shall PM you an email address. :)

Oh yes, one on each side of the barrel. We didn't call them "Bungs" though, that's for sure. I just said "Stoppers" and crew knew what I meant.

"Bung"! Hehe, that's funny in a childish and immature way to me!!

regards
Darrell

As to David Fletcher, he is very approachable, only too happy to have a chat about tanks and stuff. His preference is Allied rather than Axis, understandable given the era he grew up in.
A pity he can't be contacted any more by email as in the past he was always a
good resource for a definitive I.d on obscure and rare parts.

Bung is British for something that fills a hole to prevent liquid getting in or out.
Don't know if it is Canadian slang for a Dumby (Pacifier for a baby in US)?