Surviving tanks Valentine tank

around forty valentine tanks , vehicles based on valentine chassis survive. tanks in running condition @ bovington tank museum (mark ix) , in private hands in new zealand , united kingdom. bovington collection includes 2 other valentines, mark ii , valentine scissors bridgelayer.

other examples displayed @ imperial war museum duxford in uk; royal military museum in brussels, belgium; musée des blindés, saumur, france , kubinka tank museum, russia; south african national museum of military history.

the cavalry tank museum ahmednagar, india. have valentine tank , valentine bridge layer.

in united states, military vehicle technology foundation , virginia museum of military vehicles own valentines.

a number of valentine hulls in private ownership in australia. these sent there after war use agricultural vehicles. 2 canadian-built valentines survive, valentine tank mk viia, no. 838, built may 1943, lend-lease tank shipped soviet union. fell through ice of boggy river near telepyne, ukraine (russian: telepino), during soviet counter-offensive on 25 january 1944. in 1990 74-year-old villager helped locate tank , recovered , offered glasnost-era gift canada. presented canadian war museum independent ukraine in 1992 , stands on display in lebreton gallery. valentine built canadian pacific resides @ base borden military museum in barrie, ontario.

a notable survivor intact dd valentine has been restored running condition , in united kingdom, privately owned john pearson. number of dd valentines sank during training lie off british coast; several have been located , regularly visited recreational divers. 2 valentines lie in moray firth in scotland , 2 lie 5.6 kilometres (3.5 mi) out of poole bay in dorset. these tanks lie 100 m (110 yd) apart in 15 m (49 ft) of water. further tank known lie in around 10 m (11 yd) of water in bracklesham bay, south of chichester in west sussex; hull , turret recognisable sits on gravel mound.

in october 2012, valentine mk ix tank fell through ice while crossing river in western poland during soviet army s march berlin recovered. this, surviving valentine mk ix have seen combat, reportedly preserved , possibly restored operational condition in future.