Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2007/01/15

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Subject: [Leica] There's something about German design ...
From: hoppyman at bigpond.net.au (G Hopkinson)
Date: Mon Jan 15 18:12:27 2007
References: <200701150418.l0F4IlM8086419@server1.waverley.reid.org><315738.85149.qm@web90412.mail.mud.yahoo.com><200701150654.l0F6svXV004648@server1.waverley.reid.org><45AB5497.2010403@gmx.de><200701152003.l0FK3lKV020678@server1.waverley.reid.org><001801c738fe$df499aa0$6501a8c0@asus930> <200701160020.l0G0K1U6094162@server1.waverley.reid.org>

Yes, Marc. The only one to do so, I believe. The vehicle is on display 
behind glass next to life size statues of dinosaurs in an
exterior garden. I'm not sure what that says. You can get within a metre or 
two, but the glass makes photography difficult. I must
visit again with M in hand. Perhaps something with a polariser might be 
better. http://www.qm.qld.gov.au/features/mephisto/
It was captured and brought home to Australia. A rather larger war souvenir 
than most, perhaps. Out of interest, Australia's
casualty rate in that monstrous conflict was proportionately higher than 
that of any other country, I understand.
Our (national) Australian War Memorial houses some interesting aircraft 
amongst its collections, as well. One or two examples from
my pre-Leica days here.
http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/gh/a/b/

Best wishes,
Hoppy

-----Original Message-----
From: lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org 
[mailto:lug-bounces+hoppyman=bigpond.net.au@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of
Marc James Small
Sent: Tuesday, 16 January 2007 10:17
To: Leica Users Group
Subject: RE: [Leica] There's something about German design ...

At 06:42 PM 1/15/2007, G Hopkinson wrote:
 >Does anyone have any pictures of any of the preserved vehicles? I'd
 >love to visit some of the museums in Europe. Here in Brisbane we
 >have what I believe is the only surviving example of a German World
 >War One tank.

An A7V?  Hoppy, I'd not realized that any had survived.

Marc


msmall@aya.yale.edu
Cha robh b?s fir gun ghr?s fir!



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