German Armour at Petawawa

[David Dunlop]

I have heard reports of German armour being used for targets at Borden, and a few parts of something being recovered in the 1980's.

Shilo had a large range at one time as well. Have heard of a Lancaster being shot up there, as well as Shermans and Centurions, but do not know if any of the German armour that made it to the museum was ever put out for targets.

David

[Robin Craig]

Frankly, as anyone will tell you, the second war just is not my gig, I am however not such a philistine that I would deny others their pleasures.

The subject of this Panther came up on another forum that some of us frequent. Being as we are in Canada I knew that some of you learned types would know all about it.

I will report back to the foreigners of your findings

Thanks

R

[Darrell Zinck]

Hi Robin

Although I have no photo of it, the badly fractured and incomplete roof plate of a Panther was thrown onto the scrap truck after a range cleanup of Juliet Tower Range in the Fall of 2003.

Terry

Are the hull pics from the AFV News Forum post?

regards
Darrell

[maple_leaf_eh]

Yes, the thread is named something like "Panzers in Canada".

[Bob Cohoon]

I remember seeing a big German halftrack, the type that towed 88 guns, in Elliott`s scrapyard in Newtonville, Ont. , in 1987 or so, and it was a range target, thousands of bullet holes on it. It was sold to a museum, or restorer, in England I was told .I think some German equipment wound up like that after it had been evaluated