View Single Post
  #18  
Old 14-02-18, 17:39
MicS MicS is offline
(Michel Sabarly)
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: France
Posts: 102
Default No fourth Crab in Westkapelle town

Quote:
Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra View Post
The second Sherman V Crab on LCT "Cherry" remains unidentified.
Judging by the marking "CHERRY 6" on the right-hand front of the flail, it must be this Crab pictured in an unknown street in Westkapelle in November 1944:
Attachment 97957
(Source)
This is actually yet another photo of the 'Memorial' Crab T148656:

Click image for larger version

Name:	Crab T148656.jpg
Views:	10
Size:	214.2 KB
ID:	97981
Crab T148656
Source

Just the three Crabs made it out of the beach, only to get flooded during the night of 1 Nov when stationed in Zuidstraat in Westkapelle town.

The second Crab in '6 CHERRY' could not land because it was pinned down by the fallen SBG bridge which had been shot off the AVRE behind it on the LCT.

Michel
Reply With Quote