Take a look at a recent donation – a collection of reports, technical drawings, photographs and even a sectioned Churchill Crocodile flame projector……
King Tiger V2 Restoration Update: Part I
Latest updates and behind the scenes photos from the King Tiger V2 restoration project…
An Engineer’s Interrogation
The fifth of our Archive & Object Collection blogs takes a look at the interrogation of the Chief Technical Engineer of the Henschel Research and Experimental Establishment. …
Museum to Host Seminar for 110 Years of the Tank
The Tank Museum is seeking expert speakers for its inaugural academic seminar to mark 110 years of the tank….
A Rather Striking Clock
It’s time for the fourth instalment of our Archive & Object Collection blogs – this time, we take a look at a unique timepiece….
The Grand Tour to The Great War
Learn how luxury cars like the Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost evolved into formidable armoured vehicles during the early 20th century….
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas
The third of our Archive & Object Collection blogs serves as a festive tribute to the most wonderful time of the year!…
Reflections From the Past
Our second Archive & Object Collection blog focuses on one of the earliest items to be donated to the Tank Museum….
‘Sam’ and the 61st Recce Regiment
The first of our Archive & Object Collection blogs tells a fun, if forgotten, ‘tail’….
Keeping Up with the Pattons
Tracing the family history of the American cold-war era Patton tanks….
King Tiger V2
Historian Ian Hudson explores the history of the King Tiger V2 prototype – the only surviving example with this distinctive turret design….
The Sherman: Myth or Reality?
Is there anything to the well-known accusations against the Sherman?…
The Tank That Missed the War, but Inspired a Generation
In the spring of 1945, a new tank was being tested by the British Army….
One More River to Cross
80 years ago today, a historic meeting took place……
What is Comet’s gun?
Join us as we take a deep dive into the Comet’s hole-puncher!…
The Hunt for Mother
Could ‘Mother’, the prototype of the world’s first tank, be buried at Bovington? ‘Operation Mother’ seeks to solve this mystery….
Tank Crew ‘Splatter’ Mask Belonging to Battle of Cambrai Hero
A WWI tank crew face mask was recently donated to the Museum….
Fraser Flamethrower Donation
The work of R. P. Fraser was vital to the British development of flamethrowers in WWII….
The Tritton Collection
Discover the recently acquired collection associated with William Tritton….
The History of the M47
The M47 Patton was one of a series of American tanks developed during the early years of the Cold War….
