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‘TANKS TAKE OFF!’
Taken: c. 1953
A Cromwell tank takes to the air during a point-to-point
and obstacle course demonstration at Bovington Camp
in Dorset. Thousands of spectators turned up to
watch the spectacle of the racing tanks, and Pathé
News covered the event with a report accurately
titled ‘Tanks Take Off!’. The inspired comment,
“That was 28 tons of solid Cromwell Tank,”
followed the tank’s incredible high-
speed leap.
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