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Accession Number | H02085 |
Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Black & white - Print silver gelatin |
Conflict |
First World War, 1914-1918 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain
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SALISBURY, ENGLAND. C. 1917. SOLDIERS EXAMINING A PEDRAIL LANDSHIP AT BULFORD CAMP. THIS SINGLE ...
Description
SALISBURY, ENGLAND. C. 1917. SOLDIERS EXAMINING A PEDRAIL LANDSHIP AT BULFORD CAMP. THIS SINGLE UNARMOURED PROTOTYPE WAS PRODUCED FOR THE LANDSHIPS COMMITTEE, WHO WERE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TANK. ALTHOUGH THIS PROTOTYPE DISPLAYED SOME INTERESTING FEATURES, INCLUDING MOVING ON BOGIES EQUIPPED WITH A PEDRAIL TRACK SYSTEM AT 15 MILES PER HOUR, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ADOPTED FOR SERVICE.