00EB20 — Chieftain Archive

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Chieftain Mk1, built by Vickers Armstrong. Not in Merlin — Mk1 variants predate the registration system. Recorded at Anglia Breaks, a tank driving experience company operating in East Anglia, circa 1996 (tankmuseum.com Chieftain list). Anglia Breaks used surplus military vehicles for paying customers. Current status unknown but possible survivor given commercial use context.

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Data source: Service history and last known location are sourced from the British Army Merlin Archive, the official vehicle inventory system covering records up to 2012 when the archive was declassified. Survival status has been assessed from the last recorded unit — vehicles may have changed hands, been restored, or been scrapped since then. The last Merlin record for this vehicle is from 01 Jan 1996 — information about its current status is particularly welcome. If you have current information about this vehicle, please submit a correction.

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Service History

Movement records from the British Army Merlin Archive

01 Jan 1965

Entered British Army service (Vickers Armstrong) Receipt: 01 Jan 1965

01 Jan 1996

Anglia Breaks tank driving experience, East Anglia Receipt: 01 Jan 1996

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