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Member Section => Down Range Cafe => Topic started by: Pathfinder on February 21, 2009, 06:29:00 PM

Title: Jacques Littlefield, tank collector, dies
Post by: Pathfinder on February 21, 2009, 06:29:00 PM

I just ran across this news story, completely missed his passing. For those not in the know, Jacques collected tanks - lots of them - and restored them to operational order. His greatest achievement was the recovery and restoration of the only working Panther V pulled from a river in Poland where it had been submerged for decades. He was often featured on the Military Channel whenever they dealt with tanks or SPGs/SPHs. His recovery of the Panther was documented in one of their shows as well.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/01/13/BAHA157UND.DTL (http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/01/13/BAHA157UND.DTL)

Title: Re: Jacques Littlefield, tank collector, dies
Post by: PegLeg45 on February 21, 2009, 06:36:49 PM

Saw the shows on the Military channel. Sad to hear of anyone passing, especially anyone as passionate about a particular area.