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[Mike Cecil]

Hi Phill,

The Churchill period is an interesting one. With the war projected to continue into late 1946, Australia ordered a large number of Churchills in various forms (gun tanks, howitzer tanks, ARVE, etc) but with the abrupt end to the war in August 1945, the order was reduced to around 50, and that's what arrived. Used (in diminishing numbers after the arrival of Centurion in late 1951) until the mid-50s. From all accounts, they were a difficult tank to cut up for scrap, which is possibly why several hulls have survived. No Black Prince among the acquisitions as far as I can tell.

I saw somewhere that a Churchill has been exported to the Netherlands recently, with a view of complete restoration.

Mike