British WWI Tanks

[christerd]

Hallo Gentlemen!

I wonder if there is anyone who could help me with identity of the Tanks?

I know very little about WW 1 Tanks so any info will be great !

First out is a knocked out one on the West Front

[christerd]

Next one seems to have missed the Bridge?

Or maybe it made the brifge collapse?

On the backside its written "Canal of Massni?res" ?

Christer

[christerd]

And another one !

Here its written Cambrai on the back

Christer

[christerd]

And the last one for tonight !

Two Tanks destroyed , I suppose somewhere in Flandern?

Now I have to go and hunt for more pics

Christer

[rast]

All four pictures show British MK.IV tanks captured by the Germans. Pics 1 and 4 were taken in the Somme Valley near Bray-sur-Somme between late March and say July 1918. Pic 2 and 3 belong to the aftermath of the Cambrai tank battle in November 1917. Pic 2 shows F.22 "Flying Fox" crashed into the bridge at Masni?res. Pic 3 shows B.28 "Black Arrow" at Fontaine-Notre-Dame.

[christerd]

Jackpot ! Thanks rast , that was perfect, now I know a lot more about theese pictures, just wonderful!

Have a nice weekend !

Christer

[rast]

French geography, sometimes I get confused. - I'm sorry... - Not Bray-sur-Somme but Brie, also on the Somme, yet further south. Vehicles of the 5th British Tank Bn.

[Guest IMHF]

These are very nice photos, do you have any pictures of the insides of the tanks? Thank you for sharing.....

Lorenzo

Edited July 27, 2008 by IMHF

[Taz]

These are very ice photos, do you have any pictures of the insides of the tanks? Thank you for sharing.....

Lorenzo

Sorry Lorenzo, no photos right now,

Here is an animation of the Mark 1 though, including the inside.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwo..._one_tank.shtml

Regards Eddie.

[Guest IMHF]

Sorry Lorenzo, no photos right now,

Here is an animation of the Mark 1 though, including the inside.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwo..._one_tank.shtml

Regards Eddie.

Eddie

Thank you I will be checking this out soon, The U.S Army NIPRNET will not let me see it. When I am released I will go to the MWR and watch it.

Thank you

Lorenzo