A destroyed British tank and the burned remains of its crew in 1917 (1 Viewer)
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Looks like they've been baked in a big industrial oven. Turn over and add hollandaise sause, cilantro for garnish, enjoy!
Aye, a good photo and a sad end to the WW1 British crew of the "Blarney Castle", a British Mk IV 'female'.
Fontaine Notre Dame, November 1917
One of the most photographed tanks of the World War 1, "Blarney Castle", a Mk IV 'female' sits where it was knocked-out by truck-borne German artillery in Fontaine Notre Dame, about 4 kilometres West of Cambrai. The entrance hole of the armour-piercing round that turned the tank's interior into an inferno, can be seen just forward of the port sponson.
The British tanks suffered 70% casualties during the ill-fated attack on Fontaine-Notre-Dame on 23 November largely thanks to the accuracy of the German gunners using their anti-aircraft guns in an anti-tank role for the first time.
British tanks were often named after the home town of the tankers that were assigned to it.
Different photos of the same tank:
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3. The "Blarney" being dis-assembled by German mechanics after being towed behind their lines.
Fontaine Notre Dame, November 1917
One of the most photographed tanks of the World War 1, "Blarney Castle", a Mk IV 'female' sits where it was knocked-out by truck-borne German artillery in Fontaine Notre Dame, about 4 kilometres West of Cambrai. The entrance hole of the armour-piercing round that turned the tank's interior into an inferno, can be seen just forward of the port sponson.
The British tanks suffered 70% casualties during the ill-fated attack on Fontaine-Notre-Dame on 23 November largely thanks to the accuracy of the German gunners using their anti-aircraft guns in an anti-tank role for the first time.
British tanks were often named after the home town of the tankers that were assigned to it.
Different photos of the same tank:
1.
2.
3. The "Blarney" being dis-assembled by German mechanics after being towed behind their lines.
I haven't heard stories like that but I wound't be surprised either. If true, it would probably have applied mostly to bomber tail gunners who were the main target of enemy fighters.
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