Carriers in Pounds shipyard

[RichardT10829]

unbelievable i remember my father telling me he once went to a scrap yard in the late 50's and they were stacked 5 high all melted down what an absolute travesty ! i cant believe how complete those T16's are its nuts, if only i could go back in time.

Richard

[carl brown]

Don't suppose you took any pics of the M10's that were in the yard at the same time. I am restoring one that used to be there many years ago and it would be good to see if I could identify it ?

[carrierbarry]

The yard at pounds is clear of all carrier parts.
When did you take those pictures?
They must be 15 years old

[ron]

Yes the pics were taken on one of my trips to the U K and they would be just a bit over 15 years old, but when you think of it that is not really such a long time ago,just a blink of an eye really, just goes to proove that NOW is always the correct time to save our history,that is really the reason I posted the pics to get people fired up, and restoring instead of just saying one day I will do it,time goes by and rust never sleeps,
Regards, Ron

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Originally Posted by ron

Yes the pics were taken on one of my trips to the U K and they would be just a bit over 15 years old, but when you think of it that is not really such a long time ago,just a blink of an eye really, just goes to proove that NOW is always the correct time to save our history,that is really the reason I posted the pics to get people fired up, and restoring instead of just saying one day I will do it,time goes by and rust never sleeps

Thanks for the pics, Ron! I recon they must be a lot older, though. When I visited Pounds Yard in 1985, they had started to clear it all out. Only some carriers were there, and a couple of Churchills. Your pics look like much more AFVs were still there. Will dig out my pics.

[ron]

Hi Hanno,
I thought that it was 1988 but could be wrong, it was quite a place wasnt it?
Regards Ron

[ron]

just a couple more

How about this little beauty, I found it in a shed where I was not supposed to look bloody Aussies,

Regards Ron