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Old 10-02-19, 18:30
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There is an MRV sitting as a monument in a park on a street corner in Wagga Wagga NSW.

Can anyone tell me the street corner, please, and does anyone have some recent, high res images they would be willing to send me, please?

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Old 10-02-19, 19:08
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Corner of Edward and Docker streets. Google that and if that is the vehicle you mean I can take photos on the 19th.
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Old 10-02-19, 19:11
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Hi Mike,
A quick look at Google Street reveals it is on the intersection of Docker Street and the Sturt Highway.

regards, Richard

Robert beat me to it !!
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Old 10-02-19, 19:31
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Thank you Robert and Richard - the MLU world-wide community comes to the fore yet again, with a question from the USA, and answers from Australia and the UK! Wonderful.

Yes that is the vehicle, and yes, your offer to take some images on the 19th is gratefully accepted, Robert. Please take some images from various angles.

Problem solved, thank you.

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Old 11-02-19, 00:43
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This is the closest I could get for a picture.

I have somewhere some Photos (yes! Old fashioned photos, not digital) of a complete walkaround and climb over of this vehicle, but can't locate them at the moment. Obviously filed safely.
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Old 11-02-19, 00:57
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Thanks Tony.

It would be interesting to see any changes between your images (on photopaper) compared to the ones Robert will soon take (digitally).

Not exactly sure when it was presented to Wagga Wagga, but certainly while the MRV was still a serving type, which always seemed strange to me.

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Old 11-02-19, 01:02
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Looks like something else on display across the walkway, just behind it.

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Old 11-02-19, 01:21
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Whatever was there wasn't when the street view was taken: it is a patch of bare concrete paving in the Street View.

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Old 11-02-19, 02:05
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Not exactly sure when it was presented to Wagga Wagga, but certainly while the MRV was still a serving type, which always seemed strange to me.
As far as I am aware, this is the only M113 FOV that is on display in a 24/7 accessible public location, which in itself makes this vehicle unique. The others that I can think of are all on bases or other secure sites. Everything on the MRV is welded/secured/removed due to it's public position.

http://www.primeportal.net/apc/brian...dex.php?Page=1

EDIT: Not detailed in those pics is the plaque on the flotation vane stating it was presented to the City of Wagga Wagga in 1991 in recognition of the long association of the City with the Australian Army (Kapooka Camp is nearby).
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Old 11-02-19, 02:25
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Not High Res I know but here is what it looks like.
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Gents, thank you for all the responses. Some great information there, including the date of presentation.

A few high-res images by Robert on 19 Feb will complete the task nicely, thank you all.

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Old 19-02-19, 18:06
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As far as I am aware, this is the only M113 FOV that is on display in a 24/7 accessible public location, ......
My awareness has grown, and there are now a few M113 derived vehicles on open display at War Memorials, etc.

The small town of The Rock, NSW has M113A1 134498 APC w/T50 turret displayed in pride of place at it's War Memorial. The local Secretary of the RSL Branch has been busy writing, as the street's tree lined avenue also features a ship's anchor and a stabiliser tailplane from an F-111 C to represent all 3 services.
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Old 26-06-20, 05:39
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Sorry for the quality of some of the pics, it was a cold frosty morning, and my breath was fogging up the camera lens!
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Each of those trees in that avenue was planted for a WW1 serviceman from that district who did not come home.

Sadly, there are a lot of trees...

In the cafe at The Rock there is a magnificent picture of the Vickers Vimy that won the London to Australia flight just after WW1.

It was forced to land at The Rock due to engine trouble... drew quite a crowd at the time.
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Old 26-06-20, 10:24
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In the cafe at The Rock there is a magnificent picture of the Vickers Vimy that won the London to Australia flight just after WW1.

It was forced to land at The Rock due to engine trouble... drew quite a crowd at the time.
Hi Tony,
Trying not to deviate from the subject of this thread, but as you brought up the Vimy, I thought I should share this photo. Back in the 90's an American businessman built a replica of the Vickers Vimy and re-enacted the flight from England to Australia, the co-pilot was forum member Lang Kidby. About 15 years ago I restored a military vehicle for the Vimy's owner and he visited my workshop once by flying the Vimy in to a nearby landing strip. This photo is as they arrived. A massive aircraft for its time.

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