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Old 18-06-08, 15:06
Alex van de Wetering Alex van de Wetering is offline
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I just returned from Normandy three days ago. Among the locations visited was the Bayeux museum. It was a real slap in the face.....
Don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with the museum when you visit it for the first time, but if you have visited it before about 5 years ago or more, than you are up for a surprise!

I did hear about a row in the museum a few years ago and now I realised what the result was. Most of the vehicles, weapons and uniforms are no longer in the collection, including the rare Skoda truck, Universal carrier, M29 weasel, Dingo etc. I guess most of their former collection was owned by one person that somehow decided to remove his belongings. They did manage to redecorate the first hall with pictures, some uniforms and howitzers, but the second hall was deserted. They do still have the G13, Churchill, M10 and Sherman M4A1 outside and the Sexton and Caterpillar dozer inside, completed with a jeep and a GMC with radio box.

oh.....and sadly no Morris PU!

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