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Ryan	09-07-09 01:33

M24 wreck

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Have a look at these pics. I came across them on another site. Location is unknown. But it looks a bit like Australia.

What are MLU's thoughts?

cliff

09-07-09 06:59

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Several M24 Chaffee light tanks were bought here for trials both in New Guinea and mainland Australia so it would not surprise me to find the photos were taken in Australia. The AWM has photos of these trials in North Queensland and the Islands. I have added one below

tankbarrell

09-07-09 09:38

The rubber track is a post-war mod for M24, when were the trials tanks sent to Australia?

It looks a little like one of the desert training areas in the US to me.

BSHEVLIN

09-07-09 10:12

Their were only 2 m24's sent to australia for trials in late ww2 and they are both still in exist over here today one is in the puckapunyal tank museum & the other is owned buy a collector in victoria currently getting restored to running condition with full no expense spared resto importing parts form usa

Ian Fawbert

12-07-09 12:58

I wonder if it could be Greece?
Just looking at the scrub and such. I would have thought they would have gotten M24's post war, but have no proof or such to support it- just a theory!

Either way, they are great pics to see! Thanks Ryan.

Ian.

maple_leaf_eh

13-07-09 04:16

from Wikipedia, more than just Greece and Oz

Austria
Belgium
(Canada ....)
Chile
Denmark - well modified, like the Norwegians
Ethiopia
France
Greece
Iran
Iraq
Italy
Japan
Laos
Norway
Pakistan
Philippines 2 known were on static display in Lingayen, Pangasinan
Portugal
Republic of China - Taiwan
Republic of Korea
Saudi Arabia
South Vietnam
Spain
Thailand
Turkey
United Kingdom
Uruguay
United States
Vietnam

Niels V

14-07-09 23:33

just a comment, the danish ones are not modified in any way.....
The norwegians ones have a new gun, engine and I think also transmission.

Alex van de Wetering

16-07-09 00:25

I had the same idea as Ian.....could it be Greece? And had the same idea as Adrian about the tracks. M24 tracks in WW2 were full steel ones.
I have seen pics before of M24's in Greece.....can't remember where I saw them, however.... :doh:

Alex

Alex van de Wetering

16-07-09 00:31

Hmm....here is the website for the Greek ones....

http://www.white-star.nl/amazing_discoveries.htm

Doesn't really seem to match Niels' pictures...the Greek ones show camouflage, while the pictures in this thread seem to show an M24 with remains of an overall Green coat.

Alex

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