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Post by greentanky on Mar 26, 2009 14:18:57 GMT
 Top-3RTR reunion,I think it was the first one outside Exeter circa'84.From left-myself,Taff Payne,Bob Rogan,Colin Shiner and Paddy Henvey.For you REME bods,Paddy was a rebadged Recce Mech and a bloody good one.Bottom photo shows the actual Tiger used in "The Saving of Private Ryan".I took it at Bovvy in '89.It's not a 100% Tiger as several alterations were made. |
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Post by sapper826 on Mar 26, 2009 18:17:07 GMT
Wasn't Paddy SSM, Admin or something? when I was in 74-77
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Post by greentanky on Mar 26, 2009 18:56:06 GMT
You could be right.He was a sgt with me in Long Kesh in 73 and he was promoted soon after.Billywizz would definitely know so over to you Dave!
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Post by biggles on Mar 26, 2009 19:15:46 GMT
The Tiger was a T34, It was used in one of the battle day, and was driven by some one who was in the film.
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Post by greentanky on Mar 26, 2009 20:31:25 GMT
Well thats not the info I was given.
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Post by biggles on Mar 27, 2009 19:20:13 GMT
At the time they came i was driving the saladin all over the place, but if you put it next to the real tiger its a lot smaller, also on the dvd of saving of private Ryan, they show how they made most the tanks etc
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Post by greentanky on Mar 27, 2009 20:45:32 GMT
I remember reading something about it to the effect that it was a Tiger turret with a different hull but that veh in the photo was the one in the film,so the staff told me.
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Post by abby on Mar 27, 2009 23:08:54 GMT
Wasn't Paddy SSM, Admin or something? when I was in 74-77 Yes about this time when he was SSM and not a bad basket ball player after Abby and young Woods ( PTI ) |
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Post by sapper826 on Mar 28, 2009 12:21:03 GMT
and he went off to Bordon to be a Recce Mech? did he come back to 3RTR? if so what rank?
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