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  • UK Farmer Unearths WWII Amphibious Assault Tank That Disappeared 74 Years Ago

    05/18/2021 7:40:10 AM PDT · by dynachrome · 41 replies
    Epoch Times ^ | 5-17-21 | JENNI JULANDER
    A Crowland, UK, farmer recently dug up an amphibious WWII military vehicle that was buried under 30 feet of earth. Now, he is working to restore the Buffalo LVT-4—once thought to be lost to history. An excavation involving 50 men to exhume the tank in Lincolnshire Fens has afforded farmer Daniel Abbott the opportunity to restore and display the vehicle, which, for him, has become a passion. For the past three years, Abbott has been searching for the 20-ton amphibious assault vehicle, which itself has been buried for the last 74 years. “There were a lot of rumors flying around...