A right front view of an M-60A1 main battle tank helping tow a C-5A Galaxy aircraft across sandy terrain during an operational utility evaluation test for aircraft
Summary
The original finding aid described this photograph as:
Base: Eglin Air Force Base
State: Florida (FL)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: SSGT Rod Prouty
Release Status: Released to Public
Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files
Tanks in mass culture. Tanks were first developed separately and simultaneously by Great Britain and France as a means to break the deadlock of trench warfare on the Western Front. Their first use in combat was by the British Army in September 1916 during the Battle of the Somme. The name "tank" was adopted by the British during the early stages of their development, as a security measure to conceal their purpose.
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Date
07/07/1980
Location
Source
The U.S. National Archives
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