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                        T-72 in Calgary Alberta!!!!!

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 26, 2004 6:01 PM
                        Yup, it was on the base when I saw it the first time, the Harvey Barracks I believe. That's also where the T-34 was, but as I said, I don't know where that is now.

                        A few years back there was a rumour that the Strathconas had a line on a Tiger for restoration, but I have no idea if anything ever came of it.
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                        shermanfreak
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                          January 2003
                        Posted by shermanfreak on Monday, April 26, 2004 5:09 PM
                        wrbridge - No sign of the T-34 ... and I'm not sure if it went to Edmonton or not. Never knew they had one. The T-72 is now over at the Museum, I know it wasn't there before last summer, so you must have seen it on the base.

                        T3388g - definitely not a Firefly ...... definitely an Israeli M50.
                        Here's a pic
                        Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert
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                        Anonymous
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 26, 2004 12:10 PM
                        The T-72 has been in Calgary for more than two years. A friend of mine who used to be stationed in Calgary took me on a tour of the base 6 or 7 years ago, and one of the things he showed me was the T-72. He even let me get inside to take a look, which was awesome!

                        I don't recall exactly where the regiment picked it up, I believe it was as a result of one of the missions to Bosnia, but I'm not sure. It's defintely European though, not from Iraq.

                        There was also a T-34 opn the back lot then that they were in the process of restoring, I'm not sure if that's still in Calgary or if it was taken up to Edmonton when the regiments were transfered up north.
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                        Anonymous
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 26, 2004 5:24 AM
                        donchya know? it's our new secret weapon Big Smile [:D]
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                        Anonymous
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                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 25, 2004 10:22 PM
                        LAST SUMMER?!!!!!!!!!!!![:0] jezzz 2 years makes a big diference. i have only gone there once. why how did it get there? is it from Iraq (the first one) or kosovo(yukoslavia)? or a gift from russia for some reason? Also the tank in olds, i thought it was a firefly.
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                        shermanfreak
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                        Posted by shermanfreak on Sunday, April 25, 2004 9:58 PM
                        QUOTE: Originally posted by t3488g
                        So anyway I was practising driving today, and as i was pasing the Museum Of The Regiments (the military museaum here in calgary) i looked over and on the lawn was a T-72!!!! [:0][:0](could have been a t-80 or t-90, not good at differing them yet).


                        You need to get out a little more Greg ...... it's been there since last summer

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                        This is even wierder than the Churchill VII Croc (canada did not use this). Why would they have this? I can sorta understand the churchill because canada used churchill IIs, and IIIs (i think).


                        And you pretty much answer your own question with this one. No, Canada didn't use the Mk.VII's but they did use earlier versions of the Churchill. But when it comes time to build a museum, you sometimes don't have much choice as to what version of tank you're going to get some 50+ years later.

                        If you want more proof of this, check out the M-50 Isherman in Olds.
                        Happy Modelling and God Bless Robert
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                        T-72 in Calgary Alberta!!!!!
                        Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, April 25, 2004 8:29 PM
                        now that i got your attention...................just kiddingTongue [:P]Big Smile [:D], this is for real

                        So anyway I was practising driving today, and as i was pasing the Museum Of The Regiments (the military museaum here in calgary) i looked over and on the lawn was a T-72!!!! [:0][:0](could have been a t-80 or t-90, not good at differing them yet). This is even wierder than the Churchill VII Croc (canada did not use this). Why would they have this? I can sorta understand the churchill because canada used churchill IIs, and IIIs (i think), but the t-72 just thows me for a loopConfused [%-)]

                        the site can be found here: http://www.museumoftheregiments.ca/main/ but there is no metioning of the t-72 on the site.

                        i will post pics in about 21 days, i plan on going there when get my lisence and i will take alot of pics.Wink [;)]Cool [8D]
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