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Old 12-07-23, 05:06
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What’s the thought on this being two of the Crusaders?
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Old 12-07-23, 10:23
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What’s the thought on this being two of the Crusaders?
Nice spotto, could very well be them. I'm sure Terry "I use Google Earth Pro at work" can do better, though
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Old 12-07-23, 11:48
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That was some amazing sleuthing! Those Crusader wrecks remind me of the Valentines that had been used as post-war hard targets and could, some 40 years ago, be found on the Petawawa, Ontario training area.

Armour casualties from the desert war in North Africa were shipped to North America as ballast to be then scrapped. Perhaps that is where the Crusaders had originally came from before being used as Fort Meade hard targets?
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That is certainly interesting....
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Default Ft Meade in the 60's

1965/66 The 11 Armored Cavalry Reg was reorganized at Ft Meade, then shipped to Vietnam. There were Armored vehicles as monuments all over the parade grounds. The history of Ft Meade might be worth knowing. I was there as a 'trooper' in the 11th. Our vehicle training was in Virginia though. Never got to that firing range. Dave
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