roger Posted 11 September , 2004 Share Posted 11 September , 2004 Can anyone supply details of the MK. IV Female tank Flirt II. I understand it is on display at The Museum of Lincolnshire Life in Lincoln. All I know is it was built in Lincoln ( I think) in 1917 and saw action at Cambrai. Roger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew Hesketh Posted 11 September , 2004 Share Posted 11 September , 2004 Built by William Foster and Co. Ltd. Of Lincoln in 1917. Taken from: http://www.geocities.com/Pentagon/Base/154...vWW1Tanks-1.htm "Female – Flirt II, WD number 2179 - at the Museum of Lincolnshire Life, Lincoln, UK. Flirt II saw action at Cambrai, finally ditching on Nov.27th. She was recovered, and saw action again in March-April 1918. By the 1930s she had arrived at the Tank Museum after a spell on the nearby ranges. In 1985 she moved back to her place of manufacture in Lincoln, where she was effectively re-built." I've been to the Museum of Lincolnshire with school parties several times and I think that there is a booklet available on 'Flirt' by some local tank enthusiast group. It might be worth contacting the museum to see if i) I'm right!, and ii) if they've got it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marco Posted 11 September , 2004 Share Posted 11 September , 2004 Here she is: from http://www.xs4all.nl/~aur/layout/Hardware/Hardware7b.htm Regards, Marco Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger Posted 11 September , 2004 Author Share Posted 11 September , 2004 Andrew, Marco, Thats brilliant. Thankyou very much. Roger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pete Wood Posted 11 September , 2004 Share Posted 11 September , 2004 Flirt II was made up from the parts of two tanks. The team that put it together has long since disbanded. There certainly was a booklet on the restoration, but I think they would be long gone (printed in the 1980s). The Lincolnshire museum or local library will have a reference copy, if all the shop copies have been sold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger Posted 11 September , 2004 Author Share Posted 11 September , 2004 Flirt II was made up from the parts of two tanks. But one of them was the actual 1917 " Flirt II"? Thanks very much for the info. Roger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pete Wood Posted 11 September , 2004 Share Posted 11 September , 2004 Yes. A lot of Flirt's current running gear came from the 'spare' tank. I believe Flirt still actually belongs (on paper) to Bovington. You'll get a lot more info if you speak to the library at Bovington, than you will from Lincoln (cos I tried, once). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger Posted 11 September , 2004 Author Share Posted 11 September , 2004 Flippin' eck that was quick, thanks I'll try Bovington. Roger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham-McAdam Posted 11 September , 2004 Share Posted 11 September , 2004 I could do you a monochrome photocopy of the 'Tank Paper' about Flirt if you end up being desperate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham-McAdam Posted 11 September , 2004 Share Posted 11 September , 2004 A lot of Flirt's current running gear came from the 'spare' tank. I don't believe it has any running gear - its just a shell Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Pete Wood Posted 11 September , 2004 Share Posted 11 September , 2004 Tracks, sprockets etc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger Posted 12 September , 2004 Author Share Posted 12 September , 2004 I could do you a monochrome photocopy of the 'Tank Paper' about Flirt if you end up being desperate. Thanks Graham but there's no need to go to that much trouble. I just wanted to know some basic facts. The reason for asking is I've just built a 1/72 scale model of this tank & wanted to know a little bit about it's history. Thank you to all who have contributed to this thread. Roger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graham-McAdam Posted 12 September , 2004 Share Posted 12 September , 2004 Gibot & Gorczynski's 'Following the Tanks' has a substantial chapter about Flirt, including a photo of her at Cambrai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest July1 Posted 12 September , 2004 Share Posted 12 September , 2004 Hello all, I was about to start a new thread, but thought a put my question/problem in here, as it is about Mark 4/ mark 5 tanks. as such, the info given here was most welcome, though I'm still on my hunger. The past week-end I've tried to locate a proper website about these tanks, as I have a number of small questions. I'm particularly looking for technical and mechanical data of these vehicles. These would have to cover simple facts like dimensions, but also engines, gearbox, that sort of thing. Exploded views off the tanks interior would also be very welcome. I know there are books about, but with the internet a fingertouch away, it "should" be easier, right ? I'm sure there is (are) websites, but google gives me each time the RAC museum, or modelbuilding sites, which is fine, but not what I'm looking for. Thanks, MG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roger Posted 12 September , 2004 Author Share Posted 12 September , 2004 Gibot & Gorczynski's 'Following the Tanks' has a substantial chapter about Flirt, including a photo of her at Cambrai. Thanks for that Graham. I'll see if i can track it down. Roger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BMoorhouse Posted 13 September , 2004 Share Posted 13 September , 2004 Gibot & Gorczynski's 'Following the Tanks' has a substantial chapter about Flirt, including a photo of her at Cambrai. Could you tell us which infantry unit(s) she saw action with please? Brendon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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