TQ3080 : Comet crew
near to City of London, Great Britain
Comet crew
The RTR Memorial Statue is located on the corner of Whitehall Court and Whitehall Place in London.
The statue depicts the crew of a World War 2 Comet tank. Which was issued to the Royal Tank Regiment in 1945.
The Statue was sculpted by Vivien Mallock.
The statue is based on a miniature maquette of a five-man Comet tank crew crafted by George Henry Paulin, the memorial shows the unique comradeship which exists among the men who fight in tanks.
The Comet had a crew of 5: Commander, Gunner, Loader, Hull Machine Gunner and Driver. It was equipped with a 77mm high velocity gun and powered by a 600 horse power Rolls Royce engine. The Comet proved to be effective against the enemy of the day.
The statue was unveiled by The Royal Tank Regiment Colonel in Chief Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth on 13 June 2000.
The statue depicts the crew of a World War 2 Comet tank. Which was issued to the Royal Tank Regiment in 1945.
The Statue was sculpted by Vivien Mallock.
The statue is based on a miniature maquette of a five-man Comet tank crew crafted by George Henry Paulin, the memorial shows the unique comradeship which exists among the men who fight in tanks.
The Comet had a crew of 5: Commander, Gunner, Loader, Hull Machine Gunner and Driver. It was equipped with a 77mm high velocity gun and powered by a 600 horse power Rolls Royce engine. The Comet proved to be effective against the enemy of the day.
The statue was unveiled by The Royal Tank Regiment Colonel in Chief Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth on 13 June 2000.
![Creative Commons Licence [Some Rights Reserved]](http://creativecommons.org/images/public/somerights20.gif)
year taken
2011
| · Find out how to reuse this image · For example on your webpage, blog, a forum, or Wikipedia. · | |||||
 |
There are 6 posts in a
discussion on TQ3080 (preview on the left) |
 |
Suggest an update to this image |  |
Contact the contributor |
TIP: Click the map for Large scale mapping
Change to interactive Map >
Change to interactive Map >
- Grid Square
- TQ3080, 3139 images (more nearby)
- Photographer
- Malcolm Campbell (find more nearby)
- Image classification?
- Supplemental image
- Date Taken
- Sunday, 6 February, 2011 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Friday, 23 December, 2011
- Geographical Context
- Subject Location
-
OSGB36:
TQ 3026 8023 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:30.3599N 0:7.4715W - Photographer Location
-
OSGB36: TQ 3026 8025
- View Direction
- SOUTH (about 180 degrees)
Looking for a postcode? Try this page
This page has been viewed about 64 times.
View this location:
KML (Google Earth) ·
Google Maps ·
OS Map Checksheet ·
Geograph Map ·
More Links for this image
·
OS Map Checksheet ·
Geograph Map ·
More Links for this image
