THE popular Tiger I tank will return with its display at The Tank Museum this October.
Tiger 131 runs only twice a year – once during summer and again during autumn – and always attracts a huge crowd.
This year, visitors can watch the 40-minute display from the World War Two tank on Saturday, October 1.
The display, which includes its ‘Fury’ movie co-star the Sherman tank ‘Fury’, was postponed in September due to the death of the Queen.
Visitors can get up close and personal with the tanks, which include Panzer III, Comet, Chaffee and more.
Museum curator David Willey said: “A significant amount of work goes into keeping the Tiger running and it is extremely fragile and liable to faults.
“During the war it took 10 hours of maintenance for every hour the Tiger ran – now it takes the museum staff and engineers an astonishing 200 hours.”
The Tiger tank was a formidable weapon introduced by the Nazis and the capture of 131 allowed the allies to understand exactly what had been unleashed.
All profits from the Tiger Day event will go towards supporting the Museum’s historic tank collection and ensuring that Tiger 131 can be kept in running order for years to come.
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