M113 Lynx photos needed for book project

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Originally Posted by Douglas Greville

Does anyone recognise the Lynx in the attached pic (hopefully attached)?

It is not listed as a preserved vehicle, so perhaps it ended up elsewhere or as a target?

The background looks like my youthful memory of the crosswalk between two buildings at Canadian Forces Base Valcartier. It might belong to one of the R22eR (or Vandoos) battalions.

[Douglas Greville]

Terry

Thanks for that. From what I have seen on the internet, most of the preserved vehicles are missing their CFR numbers. There are some vehicles that everyone seems to photograph and then others that nobody does.

eg. these 3

Riviere du Loop Quebec

J. R. Vicars Armoury - Kamloops

Fort McMurray Legion

Regards
Doug

[Mike Gray]

Correct me if I am wrong here, but does not the Ontario Regimental Museum in Oshawa Ontario possess and operate 2 M113's?

[Ontario Regiment Museum]

Hello Mike,
We possess just over a dozen vehicles of the M113 family, 3 of which are operational Lynx's.

[Wayne Hingley]

Here is a photo from today of the Lynx located at the armoury in Sherbrooke (67-35979). Sorry, I didn't have time to clean all the snow off it before the photo!

[jdmcm]

Robin I believe the Lynx you speak of from the Littlefield debacle ended up in Colorado and was cut apart to make a German tank replica

[Douglas Greville]

John

The Australian army trialed that vehicle (actually quite a few nations did) against an M114, they managed to sink it and rolled the M114.

They decided they did not require either.

See attached pic of M114, waiting to have it's belly tickled.

Regards
Doug.

Originally Posted by jdmcm

Robin I believe the Lynx you speak of from the Littlefield debacle ended up in Colorado and was cut apart to make a German tank replica

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Originally Posted by jdmcm

Robin I believe the Lynx you speak of from the Littlefield debacle ended up in Colorado and was cut apart to make a German tank replica

The conversion shop is PanzerFabrik, and I think they scratchbuilt the Luchs, and got the Lynx running separately.

[Douglas Greville]

Hey Wayne

That looks like Lynx that someone threw pink paint on in 2007.

See pic.

Interesting that the plaque states the CFR but the vehicle is otherwise devoid of markings. Any idea of the CR2 number?

Regards
Doug

Originally Posted by Wayne Hingley

Here is a photo from today of the Lynx located at the armoury in Sherbrooke (67-35979). Sorry, I didn't have time to clean all the snow off it before the photo!

[Wayne Hingley]

Originally Posted by Douglas Greville

That looks like Lynx that someone threw pink paint on in 2007.

Yes, that is the same Lynx. I have gone past it hundreds of times, but never stopped to look it over closely. There are others on MLU who are actually from the Sherbrooke area. Perhaps they know more about this vehicle.

On my next visit to Sherbrooke I can get more info and a better photo if there is no snow, and if the temperature is above -20C.