Richard, Pat's book certainly has some good pictures. I briefly looked at it some 12 years ago, but decided not to buy it on the strength of errors that I saw on the pages that were of interest to me. I made the following notes of things that just caught my eye that I felt should need correcting.
FV1609 & FV1620
Page 51 Top caption.
Delete: the box on the offside front wheel arch may not be original.
Insert: the box on the offside front wheel arch houses the separation kit for remote firing, most photographs available show prototype vehicles before the separation kit became available.
Page 105
Middle caption delete: FV1609, insert: FV1611
Lower caption delete: FV1609, insert: FV1612
Page 106 Paragraph 5
Delete: At least one 'Pig' was fitted with the turret from a 'Ferret' or 'Saracen'.....
Insert: At least six 'Pigs' were fitted with turrets from 'Shorlands'....
Page 110 Column 2 Paragraph 4
Delete: 10,000m
Insert: 4,030m
Delete: (HEAT)
Insert: (HESH)
Delete: 27kg
Insert: 25kg containing 15.8kg of high explosive
Tom yes it was good to meet you & witness first hand your Humber enthusiasm. If you go to the Great Dorset Steam Fair next week you will be able to see another Hornet.
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Clive Elliott
GW4MBS
(Old) South Wales
UK
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