Crusader wrecks in Maryland?

[ChaseR83]

Originally Posted by Hanno Spoelstra

Chase, get in touch with some of the guys on the AFV Association forum to try to get in touch with the guys who were there in person. Then use other open source intelligence like maps and satellite images. They are not a secret, so I think you should be able to narrow down the search area if not get an exact waypoint.

UXO is dangerous, but if you are aware of the dangers the risk is manageable. I would advise to bring along someone who is an expert and can point out the dangers while in the field.

Let us know how you fare!

Well, I've got a small update.

All I can say... research is never easy.

The AFV Association forum has been sitting on my new member registration for 2 weeks with no reply. Site traffic is very low over there and I'm not sure it is even really being monitored anymore.

I reached out to the gentleman who runs The Shaddock website, he didn't have any additional information but was able to the give me the email address of the original poster on the AFV forum. I emailed him... no reply.

Out of shear dumb luck I saw a post on Facebook that mentioned the tanks, I sent the poster a message and he was able to give me the exact location... circa 1973...

Problem is.... Ft. Meade in 1973 is far different than Ft. Meade from today. I haven't found a single vintage, freely available map that shows the target range areas... other than I know at least a portion of the old ranges are in the Northern Tract of the Reserve... still a large area to wander.

In 1973 you could just walk right up to them... I don't know if that is possible today. The NSA has a heavy presence at Ft. Meade and I've read several stories of portions of the Northern Tract being restricted... despite no longer being on the base. It would be shame to fly halfway across the country to be foiled by a fence topped with razor-wire...

I really need to find a local resident who is familiar with the area...