The vehicles and equipment in Lebreton Gallery is lined up thematically, with tanks of various countries side by side.
On Remembrance Day chairs are set up in here for viewing of the national services, or choral performances.
One of the necessities of any moving army: meals. This is a mobile canteen dating to the Second World War.
The Canadian fighter jet is one of the items that had to be moved into the building before construction was completed. It dominates the gallery.
This tank, a Valentine, looks rough. The Soviet army used the British designed and Canadian built tanks during the Second World War. This one broke through ice in the Ukraine and spent a few decades underwater. Now it's here.
Wow those tanks look really big.---outa my way!
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I tend to call the mobile canteen "cute". Good design, meals sure must´ve been a highlight. Well, are.
ReplyDeleteI hate tanks !
ReplyDeleteImpressionante os tanques de guerra.
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You have recently become a "warrior" ... are you okay? 😅
ReplyDelete...I like the early 'food truck!'
ReplyDeleteI love that mobile canteen, a food truck avant la lettre.
ReplyDeletei've always kind of been fascinated by tanks? i have no clue why, because i don't watch a lot of Army movie or such? interesting. ( ;
ReplyDeleteAgain, I am reminded that war is serious business. It is so hard to believe land wars still exist. Janis GDP
ReplyDeleteHello, the food canteen is cute. A lot smaller than the food trucks we see now. Nice exhibit! Have a great day!
ReplyDeleteI like the mobile canteen. So the present day food trucks is not a new idea after all.
ReplyDeleteThe mobile canteen has a lot of charm. The Valentine does look rough, scary to think it being underwater.
ReplyDeleteTanks are such huge machines. That mobile kitchen is fascinating. I wondered how they did that.
ReplyDeleteI presume that food truck served something other than fries. :)
ReplyDeleteTanks, indeed. I think they should have left the rusty one alone!
ReplyDeleteI have never seen a WWII canteen truck! So cute, and of course very necessary.
ReplyDeleteLove the galleries with the vehicles and jet!
ReplyDeleteThe old tanks do like like their from another age.
ReplyDeleteI like the look of that canteen vehicle.
ReplyDelete@MB: they are big.
ReplyDelete@Iris: better a food canteen than ration packs.
@Gattina: I find them fascinating.
@Agnes: thank you.
@Francisco: thanks.
@Ella: almost done.
@Tom: I do too.
@Jan: definitely.
@Beth: I do as well.
@Janis: it is, yes.
@Eileen: that's true.
@Nancy: no, it goes back decades.
@Maywyn: a few decades immersed in a swamp will do that.
@DJan: as with all things military, making as efficient a use of the space as possible. It wouldn't be comfortable.
@Anvilcloud: I expect it would have dispensed a lot of coffee and sandwiches back in the day.
@Jennifer: I rather like it. It does show quite a difference with other ones around it.
@Janey: an absolute essential.
@Marie: I do as well.
@Red: they do indeed.
@Sharon: I do too.
The mobile canteen has a cute look!
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I've never thought about the need for a canteen. Thanks for showing that William!
ReplyDeleteI love militaria! Thanks, William
ReplyDeleteThe food truck is so small compared to today's version.
ReplyDelete@Tamago: it does.
ReplyDelete@Padre: thank you.
@RedPat: it's essential.
@Cloudia: you're welcome.
@Bill: that is quite true.
I've been watching the recently colorized version of the WWII documentary on Netflix.
ReplyDeleteThe mobile canteen caught my attention. They must have made lots of meals.
ReplyDeleteThe fighter jet has a commanding presence.
ReplyDeleteInteresting to see the food truck. Looks top-heavy.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if the mobile food canteen is the genesis of our contemporary food trucks.
ReplyDeleteMy son would love all this history exhibit ~ neat photos ~
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@Revrunner: I'd like to see that.
ReplyDelete@Marleen: they would have.
@Alexandria: it does indeed.
@Linda: it does, but I imagine not.
@Kay: it could very well be.
@Carol: thank you!
Impressive photos and history exhibit
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Thank you.
DeleteIt really does give you a sense of scale, doesn't it?
ReplyDeleteIt does.
DeleteGreat photographs here William.
ReplyDeleteAll he best Jan
Thank you.
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