Sherbrooke Hussars Sherman III on D-Day

[Fabrício Menardi]

Hello, Terry!

Thank you so much for the reply.
I know "Bomb" and its history on WWII and I know the great participation of the Canadian soldiers on the conflict.

I am collection information on the external look of a SFR Sherman in the Normandy.

All the best,
Fabrício

[James P]

I just cannot understand for the life of me why both Bomb and Holy Roller, veteran tanks with a LOT of wartime history, are left outside to be degraded by weather and vandals.

[Gordon Yeo]

Why leave Bomb and Holly Roller to rot? Perhaps Canada doesn't have the experience of defeat and occupation that Europe does. Things are done very differently there.

[maple_leaf_eh]

Bomb gets cleaned up every 10 years. It is now on the lawn of the armoury not on a windswept city park.

[maple_leaf_eh]

There are a few Normandy action shots.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Note: thread cleaned up to get back on track.

[m kenny]

Originally Posted by maple_leaf_eh

There are a few Normandy action shots.

One (front view marked 'RC') is an Artillery 'OP' tank.

[maple_leaf_eh]

Originally Posted by m kenny

One (front view marked 'RC') is an Artillery 'OP' tank.

I see what you mean there. I'll edit the caption on my file copy. However, it shows the gypsy caravan modifications common to Allied tanks during the struggle to breakout of the bridgehead.

[Jakko Westerbeke]

Originally Posted by m kenny

One (front view marked 'RC') is an Artillery 'OP' tank.

It also shows something you don’t see much in photos: a white band around the turret roof. I suppose this could be an interpretation of the order from 17 July 1944 to paint turret tops white for aerial recognition?