Valcartier Sherman

[Michael R.]

Originally Posted by Ed Storey

Was the Regular Force still using Shermans in 1967, which is when the photograph was taken.

Great point. Accepting the event is 1967, the Sherman group with painted up turrets and loaded with blank, are they Reserve guys heading out to play silly bugger as OPFOR (was that “Phantasia” (sp) at that time), or Sherman’s that remained available on base and were used for such training ?

Harold Skaarup, Maj. (ret’d) wrote:
“ After the first batch of the new tanks went to the RCD at Camp Borden 1946, another 30 went to the LdSH at Camp Wainwright, Alberta in March 1947. Training on the tanks by the LdSH was also conducted at Camp Sarcee in Alberta, and at Camp Petawawa when the RCD moved there in the spring of 1948.”