The Imperial War Museum London
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Wow JD, that's some post mate. Thank you for sharing, I really appreciate it. I'd dearly love to visit the museum one day, it must be an amazing experience.
Those last few pictures were hard to look at though. I must have got some dust in my eyes. [:(]
Thanks,
Jim
Those last few pictures were hard to look at though. I must have got some dust in my eyes. [:(]
Thanks,
Jim
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I am amazed about your War museum , very nice collection. In Brussels, Belgium we have also a War museum but this is nearly a junkyard.
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I think they miss a trick in not comparing the tanks on display - there's an interesting range available so why not compare the angle of the armour on the Churchill and T34, or the T34 and Jagdpather gun barrel lengths.
Nice pictures, even though you did almost hide the most beautiful plane (Volkesjager) from view.
edit: I believe the grant is Montgomery's command tank, and the gun is a fake to provide more space inside.
Nice pictures, even though you did almost hide the most beautiful plane (Volkesjager) from view.
edit: I believe the grant is Montgomery's command tank, and the gun is a fake to provide more space inside.
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Nice photos. They really hit home with the hardware and the Humanity.[:(]
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That's what I love about these forums...so much info!

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The other thing about those naval guns, they are pointing at or near to, Captain Bligh's house which is almost directly across the road.
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I now remember reading that the gun was a fake to allow extra room inside [&o]
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I think they miss a trick in not comparing the tanks on display - there's an interesting range available so why not compare the angle of the armour on the Churchill and T34, or the T34 and Jagdpather gun barrel lengths.
Nice pictures, even though you did almost hide the most beautiful plane (Volkesjager) from view.
edit: I believe the grant is Montgomery's command tank, and the gun is a fake to provide more space inside.
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For anyone visiting or UK residents, the Imperial War Museum, London is absolutely free!
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Thanks for showing us the pictures.
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yeap them the guns 
you didn't mention the He 162 in the photo [:-]
nice photos

you didn't mention the He 162 in the photo [:-]
nice photos

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Nice pics, JD. Definitely a place I'll be visiting if I find myself visiting the Isles.
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Excellent photographs! Thank you for sharing. I would like to visit that museum someday.
But I can't help but feel sorry for those of us on dial-up. [:'(]
But I can't help but feel sorry for those of us on dial-up. [:'(]
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JD, you never cease to amaze me, I love your photo's, thank you so kindly for posting them.[:)]
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Regards,
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That's because I didn't know what it was [:'(]
Seriously, I was so stoked to see a Spitfire and Focke Wulf...then I spent so long in the Holocaust Exhoibition I didn't get to look at what that one was
Seriously, I was so stoked to see a Spitfire and Focke Wulf...then I spent so long in the Holocaust Exhoibition I didn't get to look at what that one was
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yeap them the guns
you didn't mention the He 162 in the photo [:-]
nice photos
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Oooooops....sorry. One forgets that when one evolves to broadband, there are some who do not have the means.
I did actually shrink the pictures down. They are around 200Kb each...the original sizes were 600Kb!
I did actually shrink the pictures down. They are around 200Kb each...the original sizes were 600Kb!
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Excellent photographs! Thank you for sharing. I would like to visit that museum someday.
But I can't help but feel sorry for those of us on dial-up. [:'(]
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And to all who thanked me for showing, it was my pleasure. I had a great day out...truly awesome. We were there for about 5 hours. Free of charge too!
Couldn't help but put a deep sea diver in the collection box though.
Couldn't help but put a deep sea diver in the collection box though.
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Appropriately it used to be a lunatic asylum.
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That's because I didn't know what it was [:'(]
Seriously, I was so stoked to see a Spitfire and Focke Wulf...then I spent so long in the Holocaust Exhoibition I didn't get to look at what that one wasORIGINAL: Hard Sarge
yeap them the guns
you didn't mention the He 162 in the photo [:-]
nice photos
no hassle JD, it jumped out of the page at me when I seen it
I was lucky enough to see it way back when, and is one of the places that I always wanted to go back to, but don't think I will ever be lucky enough again to do so

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I am amazed about your War museum , very nice collection. In Brussels, Belgium we have also a War museum but this is nearly a junkyard.
Apparantly they refurbished it last year or the year before - should find the time for a new visit as I live like 10 km from it.
If you're into WWII stuff there's one museum you've got to see and which is only a 2 hour drive : Diekirch, Luxemburg. On the way to there, swing by at La Gleize to have a look at the King Tiger parked on the road across the church.
The absolute best in WWII (and modern) armour can be found in Saumur, France - they've got everything a threadhead could possibly want, even Italian tanks and a Merkava.
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Hey, I got some of those. Hope you don't mind me adding to the gallery. I was there in November.
Here's the naval guns out front, A sherman and an M3 Grant (or is it Lee, I forget).



Here's the naval guns out front, A sherman and an M3 Grant (or is it Lee, I forget).



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Here's some more. A Bofors, a planning map of DDay and for something different, a diorama from their WW1 section of a trench line battlefield. Couldn't get a good pic of that one as the glass kept reflecting the flash and without the flash you could barely see anything.






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