Sherbrooke Fusiliers Tank BOMB

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Terry,

That's great news! There are only few WW2 tanks with a known history left; good to hear BOMB is being taken care of so well.

Sure you can use the photos, they are in the public domain anyway.

Regards,
Hanno

[Marc Montgomery]

Bomb was "restored" so-to-speak just a few years ago ! What have the extremists done to it? ...(more proof they don't know their own history.or what is sometimes variously called- the truth..or facts)

There was a story and some photos in one of the Convoy magazines on the restoration...I dont have any with me.. but maybe someone with a copy can scan and post photos?

BTW if anyone wants back issues of Convoy.I still have some.$2ea plus postage

[maple_leaf_eh]

Sherman tank Bomb has returned from the paint shop and Tender Loving Care. A 30-ton crane was hired to lift the tank about 10m up from street level to the new concrete plinth.

The paint job looks more authentic than the last several versions. The brass memorial plates are not yet installed. The rededication ceremonies will be Sun 25 Sep 11 1400hrs.

(I've probably got 30 shots that two different photographers posted on their Facebook pages.)

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Excellent!

Looking so shiny and new and somewhat dwarfed by the crane, it looks like a newly finished Matchbox kit before weathering

H.

[maple_leaf_eh]

I wanted to report back that Bomb is now located at 315 William Street, Sherbrooke, Quebec. The plinth at Champs de Mars park is empty and the plaques reinstalled with the tank.

The CO of 202 Workshops was invited to speak about the job. He introduced two Master Warrant Officers and a Corporal who actually did the work. When I asked, "Who paid?" they all laughed. Apparently so many well-meaning but too highly placed people got in on the project that they made financing the equipment time and supplies late. Although the transmission turned freely and she rolled on the tracks when loaded on the flatbed the first time, the tracks are now locked. Making sure there were no undrained hydrocarbons was a big issue for any display project to proceed. (One MWO told me they are cycling the tanks at Longue Pointe Garrison through the shops, and a Centurion was found to be fully topped up. Good, but bad.)

In four years, the Sherbrooke Hussars will be 150 years old - or claim precedant back that far.

[maple_leaf_eh]

I just finished updating the Sherbrooke Hussars page on Wikipedia with details from this thread on names and identification.

[Mike Durand]

I have done a lot of searching on BOMB and have come to the conclusion that it is a Sherman 111 or M4A2 not a M4A4 as is noted in many places. The census number T152656 was assigned to an M4A2. This info was found in two places. A clear pic of the rear of the tank would confirm this for sure. The M4A2 and the M4A4 are quite different.
If this has already been confirmed please let me know
Thanks
Mike Durand