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<blockquote data-quote="Shandor" data-source="post: 1794750" data-attributes="member: 50"><p><em>The WHO team attended Tiger Day at the Tank Museum, Bovington, where the film stars of </em>Fury!<em> the unique running Tiger 131 and the classic ‘Easy 8’ Sherman put on a great show for a large crowd. Words and pictures by Mark Barnes</em></p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.warhistoryonline.com/?attachment_id=89608"><img src="http://www.warhistoryonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/DSC_6394-640x425.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a></p><p></p><p>The unseasonably cold and inclement weather we had for much of the May Bank Holiday weekend in England may well define the memory of it in the hearts of the people streaming west when I drove down to Dorset from London last Friday. It took me five hours to get to Dorchester from the capital; such was the weight of traffic.</p><p></p><p>Cold and miserable it may have been, but the warmth of the welcome and the sheer number of people rocking up at the Tank Museum told my colleague Jack Beckett and I that we were in for a busy and interesting day. We were not disappointed.</p><p></p><p>The wise decision to hold Tiger Day is boosted, without doubt, by the impact of <em>Fury!</em> This is a movie you can either love or hate for all your own reasons. I’ve seen it a few times, now, and there are parts I think are outstanding while others are a little too Hollywood on reflection. It doesn’t matter what I think, the crowd at Bovington made it clear where their affections lay.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.warhistoryonline.com/?attachment_id=89606"><img src="http://www.warhistoryonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/DSC_6422-640x425.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><em>The amount of video and still photography devoted to the Tiger was enormous.</em></p><p></p><p>While the museum presented an open day with wide ranging displays and talks, it was a running Tiger that people had come to see and I have to say I have never witnessed such a buzz of anticipation for a tank. Think about that – <em>a tank</em>. We live in a heavily populated country of tens of millions and this was a weekend when a lot of other stuff was going on in England and the rest of the UK.</p><p></p><p>Quite separate from the world of us mere mortals we had a new royal baby, Chelsea won the Premier League and the General Election campaign was at full chat ahead of Thursday’s vote. Roll on Thursday! Cheerfully ignoring the headline dominating stuff all these people had come to see a tank. Well, that isn’t quite true – they also got to see <em>Fury </em>itself, the Sherman looked and sounded great following an engine replacement after all that arduous film work.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.warhistoryonline.com/?attachment_id=89610"><img src="http://www.warhistoryonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/DSC_6278-425x640.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><em>The Tiger emerges from the museum under the gun of ‘Fury’.</em></p><p></p><p>Before the Tiger got going I had a quick chat with the ever smiling museum director Richard Smith and he told me he and his colleagues had learned a lot from the tank’s moment in the movie spotlight and wouldn’t rule out doing something similar again. But he was more interested to give me some idea of how the museum would deal with a fire, following on from the tragic loss of the Surrey Infantry Museum at Clandon House, and it emphasises just how important our museums are to the people who run them.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.warhistoryonline.com/?attachment_id=89612"><img src="http://www.warhistoryonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/DSC_6223-640x425.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><em>The museum has three examples of the Matilda Mk1. Unfortunately this one refused to start despite every effort.</em></p><p></p><p>Just to keep us keyed up, the museum ran a number of other exhibits – a Valentine, T-34, Panzer III, a zippy Kettenkrad, a beautiful Centurion and a truly stunning Canadian army Leopard. Unfortunately the diminutive Mk1 Matilda failed to start. I was busy <img src="https://www.smiley-lol.com/smiley/expressifs/sablierr.gif" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt="waiting" title="Espera waiting" data-shortname="waiting" /> for the Tiger to start up so I missed the Valentine’s laps altogether and only caught the end of the T-34.</p><p></p><p>I have to say I was really pleased to see the Panzer III on the go. For whatever reason I have always conspired to miss Tankfest where the PzIII has run on several occasions, so this was a first for me and I am pleased to have seen it at long last.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.warhistoryonline.com/?attachment_id=89611"><img src="http://www.warhistoryonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/DSC_6246-640x425.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><em>The Panzer III emerges from the museum building.</em></p><p></p><p><em>Fury </em>went next and really kicked up the dust. The first of the film star duo doing a turn, it was well received by an enthusiastic crowd and I have to say it is a very impressive piece of kit. I’ve had my moments with Shermans, I am still suffering from a bone snapping encounter last summer, but it is always good to see them hammering along. How long this one will stay in its movie guise is anyone’s guess, but a procession of people wanted to be photographed with it.</p><p></p><p>The big old Easy 8 is a genuine movie star if ever there was one. Many were talking about it being in their favourite film and the impact of this should not be underestimated. It remains to be seen whether it will have anything like the impetus <em>SPR</em> and <em>B of B</em> injected into the World War II history scene but while crowds like these turn out things can only be good for the Tank Museum.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.warhistoryonline.com/?attachment_id=89607"><img src="http://www.warhistoryonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/DSC_6409-640x425.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></a><em>The Sherman looks like it rumbled straight out of the movie screen, kicking up a fair amount of arena dust and sounding beautiful.</em></p><p></p><p>But it was the Tiger that everyone had come to see. I’m a Panther man myself, but I felt like I had witnessed something genuinely special watching 131 wow the crowd. A number of people had paid a significant sum of money to be able to climb up on it and learn a bit about the tank and you could see that the experience meant a lot to them. The sheer number of still photos and bits of video the public shot must be swamping the tankie corner of Facebook and YouTube today.</p><p></p><p>I picked a spot where I could watch 131 reverse out of the museum building and rumble up behind the Sherman. A local radio reporter standing with me was in awe. He told me <em>Fury!</em> is his favourite movie and he could not believe he would be able to watch the very same tanks rumble by. I suppose he illustrates perfectly the impact <em>living history</em> can have. The Tiger was a lot quieter than I expected and quite squeaky in that clankety-clank way we want from old tanks, but like any cat it just purred contentedly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shandor, post: 1794750, member: 50"] [I]The WHO team attended Tiger Day at the Tank Museum, Bovington, where the film stars of [/I]Fury![I] the unique running Tiger 131 and the classic ‘Easy 8’ Sherman put on a great show for a large crowd. Words and pictures by Mark Barnes[/I] [URL='http://www.warhistoryonline.com/?attachment_id=89608'][IMG]http://www.warhistoryonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/DSC_6394-640x425.jpg[/IMG][/URL] The unseasonably cold and inclement weather we had for much of the May Bank Holiday weekend in England may well define the memory of it in the hearts of the people streaming west when I drove down to Dorset from London last Friday. It took me five hours to get to Dorchester from the capital; such was the weight of traffic. Cold and miserable it may have been, but the warmth of the welcome and the sheer number of people rocking up at the Tank Museum told my colleague Jack Beckett and I that we were in for a busy and interesting day. We were not disappointed. The wise decision to hold Tiger Day is boosted, without doubt, by the impact of [I]Fury![/I] This is a movie you can either love or hate for all your own reasons. I’ve seen it a few times, now, and there are parts I think are outstanding while others are a little too Hollywood on reflection. It doesn’t matter what I think, the crowd at Bovington made it clear where their affections lay. [URL='http://www.warhistoryonline.com/?attachment_id=89606'][IMG]http://www.warhistoryonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/DSC_6422-640x425.jpg[/IMG][/URL][I]The amount of video and still photography devoted to the Tiger was enormous.[/I] While the museum presented an open day with wide ranging displays and talks, it was a running Tiger that people had come to see and I have to say I have never witnessed such a buzz of anticipation for a tank. Think about that – [I]a tank[/I]. We live in a heavily populated country of tens of millions and this was a weekend when a lot of other stuff was going on in England and the rest of the UK. Quite separate from the world of us mere mortals we had a new royal baby, Chelsea won the Premier League and the General Election campaign was at full chat ahead of Thursday’s vote. Roll on Thursday! Cheerfully ignoring the headline dominating stuff all these people had come to see a tank. Well, that isn’t quite true – they also got to see [I]Fury [/I]itself, the Sherman looked and sounded great following an engine replacement after all that arduous film work. [URL='http://www.warhistoryonline.com/?attachment_id=89610'][IMG]http://www.warhistoryonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/DSC_6278-425x640.jpg[/IMG][/URL][I]The Tiger emerges from the museum under the gun of ‘Fury’.[/I] Before the Tiger got going I had a quick chat with the ever smiling museum director Richard Smith and he told me he and his colleagues had learned a lot from the tank’s moment in the movie spotlight and wouldn’t rule out doing something similar again. But he was more interested to give me some idea of how the museum would deal with a fire, following on from the tragic loss of the Surrey Infantry Museum at Clandon House, and it emphasises just how important our museums are to the people who run them. [URL='http://www.warhistoryonline.com/?attachment_id=89612'][IMG]http://www.warhistoryonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/DSC_6223-640x425.jpg[/IMG][/URL][I]The museum has three examples of the Matilda Mk1. Unfortunately this one refused to start despite every effort.[/I] Just to keep us keyed up, the museum ran a number of other exhibits – a Valentine, T-34, Panzer III, a zippy Kettenkrad, a beautiful Centurion and a truly stunning Canadian army Leopard. Unfortunately the diminutive Mk1 Matilda failed to start. I was busy waiting for the Tiger to start up so I missed the Valentine’s laps altogether and only caught the end of the T-34. I have to say I was really pleased to see the Panzer III on the go. For whatever reason I have always conspired to miss Tankfest where the PzIII has run on several occasions, so this was a first for me and I am pleased to have seen it at long last. [URL='http://www.warhistoryonline.com/?attachment_id=89611'][IMG]http://www.warhistoryonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/DSC_6246-640x425.jpg[/IMG][/URL][I]The Panzer III emerges from the museum building.[/I] [I]Fury [/I]went next and really kicked up the dust. The first of the film star duo doing a turn, it was well received by an enthusiastic crowd and I have to say it is a very impressive piece of kit. I’ve had my moments with Shermans, I am still suffering from a bone snapping encounter last summer, but it is always good to see them hammering along. How long this one will stay in its movie guise is anyone’s guess, but a procession of people wanted to be photographed with it. The big old Easy 8 is a genuine movie star if ever there was one. Many were talking about it being in their favourite film and the impact of this should not be underestimated. It remains to be seen whether it will have anything like the impetus [I]SPR[/I] and [I]B of B[/I] injected into the World War II history scene but while crowds like these turn out things can only be good for the Tank Museum. [URL='http://www.warhistoryonline.com/?attachment_id=89607'][IMG]http://www.warhistoryonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/DSC_6409-640x425.jpg[/IMG][/URL][I]The Sherman looks like it rumbled straight out of the movie screen, kicking up a fair amount of arena dust and sounding beautiful.[/I] But it was the Tiger that everyone had come to see. I’m a Panther man myself, but I felt like I had witnessed something genuinely special watching 131 wow the crowd. A number of people had paid a significant sum of money to be able to climb up on it and learn a bit about the tank and you could see that the experience meant a lot to them. The sheer number of still photos and bits of video the public shot must be swamping the tankie corner of Facebook and YouTube today. I picked a spot where I could watch 131 reverse out of the museum building and rumble up behind the Sherman. A local radio reporter standing with me was in awe. He told me [I]Fury![/I] is his favourite movie and he could not believe he would be able to watch the very same tanks rumble by. I suppose he illustrates perfectly the impact [I]living history[/I] can have. The Tiger was a lot quieter than I expected and quite squeaky in that clankety-clank way we want from old tanks, but like any cat it just purred contentedly. [/QUOTE]
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