SALISBURY, ENGLAND. C. 1917. SOLDIERS EXAMINING A PEDRAIL LANDSHIP AT BULFORD CAMP. THIS SINGLE ...

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Accession Number H02085
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white - Print silver gelatin
Conflict First World War, 1914-1918
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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.