Congrats on all the hard work! Keep everyone posted. Jim...
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Hanno Spoelstra
HL.Spoelstra@...
Jan 1, 2001 8:01 pm
... Richard, Best wishes for 2001 to you too! Thanks for your e-mail. I have forwarded it to the Sherman Register mailing list as it might be of interest to...
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rrunnersb@...
Jan 2, 2001 1:53 am
Carl, I to am also looking for a Sherman. I am located in Southeastern Michigan. I was originally looking for a non-runner but may consider a rebuilder or ...
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TANKBARRELL@...
Jan 2, 2001 1:17 pm
Thanks everyone for your comments regarding my engine. For those of you who do not know, my Sherman came of Salisbury Plain in 1991. This is a very large army...
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HL.Spoelstra@...
Jan 2, 2001 3:57 pm
... Go to the files section, Surviving Shermans, Great Britain and see Sherman_V_T232274.jpg for a picture of 'Willie Pusher II', the Sherman V at the Imperial...
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David Reay
david@...
Jan 2, 2001 4:06 pm
Hanno, As an aside. When the Sherman V was originally acquired by the IWM it was sent to Duxford. We checked it over, checked all the levels fuel system,...
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Ken Hall
khall@...
Jan 3, 2001 9:45 am
Does anyone know how I can get a hold of this video over in the UK? The History Channel's website only delivers to North America. Thanks, Ken Hall....
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Carl Brown
ccmilitaryservices@...
Jan 3, 2001 10:15 am
Hanno Its my understanding that the Sherman V in the IWM London, was not a runner when put into the museum as there is no engine in it. The original multibank...
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shortland9145@...
Jan 6, 2001 6:51 am
I have been gathering up info on the interior for a Firefly VC. I have the book by David Fletcher from Darlington Publications as well as a whole host of...
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shortland9145@...
Jan 10, 2001 3:34 am
... after a full ... good! All ... Adrian Question for you. Is the main generator for your sherman mounted on the multibank? The early M4A4's don't show it...
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Carl Brown
ccmilitaryservices@...
Jan 10, 2001 9:23 am
Indeed the early Multibanks ( 5 individual belt driven water pumps ) had a generator on the engine belt fed from one of the water pump belts. Good idea until...
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TANKBARRELL@...
Jan 10, 2001 1:03 pm
Pat, Further to Carls answer, the first 1000 or so M4A4,s had the generator mounted on No 2 block, in line with the starter motor. When the change was made to...
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Hanno Spoelstra
HL.Spoelstra@...
Jan 10, 2001 10:03 pm
... Dear Stacey, I have forwarded this e-mail to the Sherman Register mailing list. Please see the 'messages' section at http://www.egroups.com/group/G104 for...
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HL.Spoelstra@...
Jan 11, 2001 2:43 pm
... David Herbert visited the National Archives in Ottawa, Canada, and came up with some interesting documentation. See...
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tankland@...
Jan 11, 2001 5:23 pm
I have one on one of my m-20 armor car? Craig Michelson [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Joseph DeMarco
snick@...
Jan 12, 2001 4:26 am
... Compliments to Mr. Herbert for finding the last piece of the comb puzzle. Does anyone have a good photo of the interior pulley set-up on a surviving...
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Kurt Laughlin
fleeta@...
Jan 12, 2001 5:11 am
... I posted on AFV News, but I'll repeat. . . Does it seem possible that the pulleys were only on Canadian-processed or Commonwealth-fielded tanks? Maybe the...
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shortland9145@...
Jan 13, 2001 2:03 am
Was the Firefly turret ever produced with an oval loaders hatch? Also, if so was it a high or low bustle version? Pat...
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Mike & Andrea Canaday
mmcalc@...
Jan 13, 2001 2:06 am
Yes, it was built with the high bustle and oval loader's hatch. These were found on the Ic hybrids. Mike Canaday...
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Hanno Spoelstra
HL.Spoelstra@...
Jan 13, 2001 10:23 am
... Craig, Can you figure out if the comb can serve the same purpose on the M20? I recently checked an M18 with a comb on the forward edge of the turret top. ...
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Hanno Spoelstra
HL.Spoelstra@...
Jan 13, 2001 10:23 am
... Joe, I will gladly pass them on. ... I know they are around, I'm trying to get hold of a picture. Regards, Hanno...
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Hanno Spoelstra
HL.Spoelstra@...
Jan 13, 2001 10:23 am
... Kurt, It is possible that the Longue Point Ordnance Depot at Ottawa, Canada, developed its own kit. This assumption seems to be endorsed by the variations...
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shortland9145@...
Jan 14, 2001 6:07 am
... These ... Mike I have noticed pictures of the low bustle turret with square loaders hatch on the IC. I have also seen documentation with the oval hatch on...
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Hanno Spoelstra
HL.Spoelstra@...
Jan 14, 2001 11:51 am
Hi Gary, ... Thanks, I know about this tank, and have looked it over myself. No apparent serial number, though.. ... rent one ... Why not try and ask Mr...
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Hanno Spoelstra
HL.Spoelstra@...
Jan 14, 2001 11:51 am
... Dear Day02fhs159@..., I never realized that Shermans tanks were so lousy. Thanks for pointing this out to me. I guess I will have to play more computer...
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yep noone
m4easyeight@...
Jan 14, 2001 12:31 pm
... Is it possible to keep our mailboxes free of this kind of nonsense? It is just waist of time to click on it! By the way reading the book "commanding the...
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Hanno Spoelstra
HL.Spoelstra@...
Jan 14, 2001 3:00 pm
Hi Willem, ... Apart from showing what sort of cr*p I get sent all too often, there was no need for me to forward it to the mailing list. I'm sorry if it...
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Geoff Winnington-Ball
gwball@...
Jan 14, 2001 3:09 pm
... No worries, Hanno! It's sometimes good to remind ourselves of the depth of ignorance out there. People don't realize sometimes just how much abuse we put ...
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Joseph DeMarco
snick@...
Jan 14, 2001 3:36 pm
Hi Hanno A guy named Mike Burk posted this on the soc.history.war.world-war-ii Newsgroup a while back.... "I think the whole Sherman-Tiger thing, while...
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David Reay
david@...
Jan 14, 2001 5:10 pm
Hanno, I was in the Land Warfare hall at Duxford today (I live 400 mtrs from the main gate), and, it seems that the Grizzly has been given some unit markings...
