025001 Accession Number: 025001

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Western Desert, Egypt. 16 September 1942. Navigation tank of Royal Scots Greys, a famous British cavalry regiment converted to an armoured regiment and operating M3 General Grant medium tanks. This vehicle is an M3 Stuart or Honey light tank with its turret removed. It mounts a Browning M1919 .30-inch light machine gun.

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Accession Number
025001
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
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Copyright expired - public domain

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