Aussie Sentinel tanks

[Ryan]

The 3 Sentinels at the 2006 auction as far as I have been able to find went as follows:
E1 hull stayed with John
AC1 went to the United States
AC3 went (?) to collector in QLD.

[Richard Farrant]

Originally Posted by Ryan

The 3 Sentinels at the 2006 auction as far as I have been able to find went as follows:
E1 hull stayed with John
AC1 went to the United States
AC3 went (?) to collector in QLD.

Ryan,

I think AC1 went to the Jacques Littlefield collection in California.

[Ryan]

Originally Posted by Richard Farrant

Ryan,

I think AC1 went to the Jacques Littlefield collection in California.

Thanks Rich, I thought so.

Luke, you and me will just have to uncover some more with some thorough digging.

[Luke R]

Originally Posted by Ryan

Thanks Rich, I thought so.

Luke, you and me will just have to uncover some more with some thorough digging.

Well how many do we know still exist?

AC1 at pucka
AC1 at Bovington
AC1 at Littlefields ex John Belfield
E1 hull still with John Belfield

AC3 ex John Belfield did it go to the AWM?

Is there any other well known sentinels?

That still leaves over sixty unaccounted for.
The hunt is on.

Luke

[Ryan]

Have a look here luke, I've already started the hunt:

http://www.mapleleafup.net/forums/sh...ad.php?t=11517


Maybe a mod needs to merg these threads now.

[Luke R]

Originally Posted by Ryan

Maybe a mod needs to merg these threads now.

Good idea.

[Mike Cecil]

Gents,

The AC3 at the AWM is the original and ONLY wartime AC3 produced: John's was cobbled together several years ago from a few original parts (and lots of other bits and bobs).

The original and only AC3 was gifted to the RAACA Association (NSW Branch) by the then-Director of Armour in the early 1960s and mounted on a plinth on a small hill overlooking Canberra near Duntroon (can't remember the hills name). When that area was redevloped, it was transferred to the AWM, where it stayed on outside display for some years until moved to the Mitchell storage annex. Here it was carefully opened (it had been welded shut in the early 1960s) to reveal very intact and nearly complete internals. It is equipped with a Perrier-Cadillac triple V8.

The most original and complete AC1 is that at the RAC Tank Museum at Bovington.

Mike C

[rmgill]

Hey lads, Coldsteel over at Tank-net says:

The Serial number is usually stamped into each of the three major armour castings. On the top of the Axel Housing at the centre just forward of the join to the hull. On the left hand side of the hull just above the hull-gunner's view port. On the left hand side of the turret just above the armoured cover for the spotlight power lead penetration. It's likely to be of the form:

A.C.I. NO. 8030.
HULL. NO. B.K.H. 38.
A.H. NO. B.K.A.H. 31.
TURRET. NO. B.K.T 35.

The ex-Belfield AC1 no in the US at the MVTF probably has a mismatched turret and the only photos online aren't clear enough to be sure but there appear to be markings on the hull and turret with the hull possibly reading:

ACI 800#
NOT AHT TURRET

Which might indicate it was fitted with a turret that was suitable for training only. The armour of the first dozen or so tanks didn't go through the full heat treatment process. Although it is very faint and might be something else.

[ron]

I asked this question some time ago but it seems it was to minor to answer

[matilda IIA]

Actualy they are just near the drivers perescope !
, Pitty to see that ARV standing in the weather, it was a bloody good vehicle....I guess sometimes you can have to much money.
Kind regards