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TANK COMBAT 120MM GUN CHIEFTAIN MK5

Confirmed Surviving MBT
Date in Service 01 Jan 1972
Colour Army/NATO Green
Last Known Location Tank Museum, Bovington
Last Merlin Record 01 Aug 1997

Notes

Chieftain Mk5, FD prefix confirms 1972/73 manufacture. Not in Merlin. Photographed at Tank Museum Bovington August 1997 (tankmuseum.com Chieftain list). Presumed to remain at Bovington in reserve collection or on display.

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 Aug 1997 — 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 1972
Entered British Army service Receipt: 01 Jan 1972
01 Aug 1997
Tank Museum, Bovington — confirmed by photograph August 1997 Receipt: 01 Aug 1997

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