T34 Recovery.

von Poop · 21-09-2006, 02:40 PM

Wasn't sure If I've ever posted these on this or the previous forum, so thought I would anyway. T34 In captured German Colours recovered by a Russian Diving club (Leningrad??). Astonishing state of preservation, apparently all the repair required to achieve Video4 was to slough the thing out with fire-hoses. I now can't find the site I got 'em off as it was all in Russian, I'll credit 'em later if I can.
Hope you like it anyway, Amazes me.

Click on the pics to play the videos.
Cheers,
Adam.

(didn't really know where to post as it's axis & allied technology, any chance we can merge these forums as so many subjects will cross over anyway??)

jacobtowne · 21-09-2006, 04:29 PM

Here's one site with photos:

Fishki.Net - Ïîäúåì òàíêà (14 ôîòîãðàôèé) | Ôèøêèíà Êàðòèíêà

JT

von Poop · 21-09-2006, 05:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jacobtowne

Here's one the site with photos:

Fishki.Net - Ïîäúåì òàíêà (14 ôîòîãðàôèé) | Ôèøêèíà Êàðòèíêà

JT

Nice one.
I found the site I got the videos off at:
Ïîäúåì òàíêà (pulling tank) T-34.
but yours has some excellent clear photos.
Cheers,
Adam.

jacobtowne · 21-09-2006, 05:45 PM

Here are some photos that can be enlarged. Is this Estonia?

http://www.mil.hiiumaa.ee/2000_09_14...-36/index.html

JT

Owen · 21-09-2006, 10:17 PM

Even Mrs D was impressed.
Did they really start it up?
Amazing.

von Poop · 21-09-2006, 10:26 PM

It's the bit with 'em towing it that always gets me, wheels turning, suspension moving... after 60 years in a Swamp!..
So... packed full of ammunition... Estonian woods... reckon they fired the gun after starting her up?

(cheers for that second site JT, more good stuff.)

Kiwiwriter · 22-09-2006, 06:23 PM

Pulled the tank out...now what?

This tank will need a lot of restoration.

More importantly, it seems to be loaded with ammunition. They'd better get the bomb squad in quickly.

However, I'm most impressed, and my congratulations to the recovery crew. Good work!

jacobtowne · 22-09-2006, 07:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kiwiwriter

More importantly, it seems to be loaded with ammunition. They'd better get the bomb squad in quickly.

I must admit that my breath caught when I first looked at the photo of those guys handling shells.

JT

David Layne · 22-10-2006, 01:41 PM

I found this on the "Stuff You Can Use" website and found it fascinating.

World History | Russian T34 tank pulled from lake, after 56 years. Still runs. | Stuffucanuse

David Layne · 22-10-2006, 02:11 PM

Found more on the same subject.

Tanks/Military Archeology

21-09-2006, 02:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
von Poop I Like Tanks. Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Perfidious Albion. Posts: 7,682	T34 Recovery. Wasn't sure If I've ever posted these on this or the previous forum, so thought I would anyway. T34 In captured German Colours recovered by a Russian Diving club (Leningrad??). Astonishing state of preservation, apparently all the repair required to achieve Video4 was to slough the thing out with fire-hoses. I now can't find the site I got 'em off as it was all in Russian, I'll credit 'em later if I can. Hope you like it anyway, Amazes me. Click on the pics to play the videos. Cheers, Adam. (didn't really know where to post as it's axis & allied technology, any chance we can merge these forums as so many subjects will cross over anyway??)

21-09-2006, 04:29 PM	#2 (permalink)
jacobtowne Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: New England, U.S.A. Posts: 617	Re: T34 Recovery. Here's one site with photos: Fishki.Net - Ïîäúåì òàíêà (14 ôîòîãðàôèé) \| Ôèøêèíà Êàðòèíêà JT

21-09-2006, 05:45 PM	#4 (permalink)
jacobtowne Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: New England, U.S.A. Posts: 617	Re: T34 Recovery. Here are some photos that can be enlarged. Is this Estonia? http://www.mil.hiiumaa.ee/2000_09_14...-36/index.html JT

21-09-2006, 10:17 PM	#5 (permalink)
Owen Top Moose Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Under the stairs Posts: 8,692	Re: T34 Recovery. Even Mrs D was impressed. Did they really start it up? Amazing.

21-09-2006, 10:26 PM	#6 (permalink)
von Poop I Like Tanks. Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Perfidious Albion. Posts: 7,682	Re: T34 Recovery. It's the bit with 'em towing it that always gets me, wheels turning, suspension moving... after 60 years in a Swamp!.. So... packed full of ammunition... Estonian woods... reckon they fired the gun after starting her up? (cheers for that second site JT, more good stuff.)

22-09-2006, 06:23 PM	#7 (permalink)
Kiwiwriter Very Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Newark, NJ, and Christchurch, NZ Posts: 2,443	Re: T34 Recovery. Pulled the tank out...now what? This tank will need a lot of restoration. More importantly, it seems to be loaded with ammunition. They'd better get the bomb squad in quickly. However, I'm most impressed, and my congratulations to the recovery crew. Good work! __________________ "My intensity is intense." -- Roger Clemens "We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets, we shall fight in the hills; we shall never surrender." -- Winston Churchill. "I am not a hero. The heroes are all dead. I am a survivor." -- Sgt. William Guarnere, Easy Company, 506th Parachute Regiment, 101st Airborne Division. Check out my little contributions to World War II history at my web pages: World War II Plus 55 or http://davidhlippman.wildbillguarnere.com

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David Layne Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Alabama via Grantham Lincolnshire Posts: 804	Russian T34 tank pulled from lake, after 56 years. Still runs. I found this on the "Stuff You Can Use" website and found it fascinating. World History \| Russian T34 tank pulled from lake, after 56 years. Still runs. \| Stuffucanuse

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David Layne Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Alabama via Grantham Lincolnshire Posts: 804	Re: Russian T34 tank pulled from lake, after 56 years. Still runs. Found more on the same subject. Tanks/Military Archeology

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