Armour in Canada (2) Alberta

Tanks and Armoured Fighting Vehicles in Alberta‍

The data and photos found on this page has been compiled by the author, unless otherwise credited. Any additions, corrections or amendments to the lists of Armoured Fighting Vehicles in Canada found on these pages would be most welcome and may be e-mailed to the author at hskaarup@rogers.com.

Airdrie

LAV III Monument, Nose Creek Valley Museum at 1701 Main Street South, Airdrie. The Airdrie Legion participated in the unveiling on 15 Dec 2016.

Blackfalds

Lance Skinner Collection

(Al Nicholson Photo)

Fox Armoured Car “Kicking Horse”.

Daimler Mk. 11 Armoured Car.

Humber Mk. 1V Armoured Car.

Daimler Dingo

Ferret Mk. 2/3

Marmon Herrington Mk. 1V Armoured Car.

Universal Carrier Mk. 2.

Calgary, The Military Museums of Calgary, 4520 Crowchild Trail SW.

(Author Photos)

Universal Carrier, painted (Serial No. WD CT268282).

Churchill tank, on maneuvers with a Canadian unit in England, ca 1942. (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3607575)

Churchill tank, on maneuvers with a Canadian unit in England, 1942. (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3608069)

Churchill tank, on maneuvers with a Canadian unit in England, 1942. (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3613172)

Churchill tank, on maneuvers with a Canadian unit in England, ca 1942. (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3613173)

Churchill tank with a Canadian unit in England, disembarking from a Landing Ship Tank (LST) ca 1942. (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3607965)

(Author Photos)

Churchill Mk VIII Crocodile, (Serial No. WD T31923R), “Regiment”, Museum of the Regiments, Calgary Alberta. Brought to Canada from Pounds Shipyards in England by the British Army at Suffield and given to the Museum of the Regiments. It has been converted from a gun tank to a Crocodile flame-throwing tank.

(Author Photos)

Canadian M4A2(76)W HVSS Sherman "Easy 8" tank (Serial No. 69343), built by Fisher, Reg. No. unknown, “Calgary II”, No. 51.

(Author Photo)

Canadian M4A2(76)W HVSS Sherman "Easy 8" tank (Serial No. 69342), built by Fisher, Reg. No. 30129821, , inside the Museum

Centurion Main Battle Tank Mk. 5, CFR 52-8105, RMC cadets, armour training, possibly Camp Wainwright, ca 1965. (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 42342260)

(Author Photo)

Centurion Main Battle Tank Mk. 5, with 20-pounder main gun, CFR 52-81097. On loan from the RCA Museum, CFB Shilo, Manitoba.

The Canadian Army took delivery of 274 Centurion Mk. 3 tanks between 1952 and 1953. The Centurion had well-sloped armour, superior mobility andexcellent gun and fire control systems compared with its then existing contemporaries. The first 21 Centurions were delivered to the Royal Canadian Dragoons in Germany in March 1952, where they served with the Canadian contingent of the NATO forces based there. The Centurions were used for training in Canada in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The Mk. 3 tanks were modified to Mk. 5 standard with the replacement of the co-axial Besa MG with a .30-calibre Browning MG. Most of the Centurions in Canada retained 20-pounder main guns, while the Centurions in Europe were upgunned to the Mk. 6 standard with the L7 105-mm main gun and additional armour in 1962. The Centurions in service with 4 Canadian Mechanized Brigade Group (4 CMBG) in Germany were brought up to Mk. 11 standard in 1965 by fitting a .50-calibre Browning HMG aligned alongside the .30-calibre Browning MG, the fitting of a 100-gallon fuel tank on the rear hull plance, and the installation of infrared night-fighting gear. Nine Centurion Armoured Recovery Vehicles (ARV) were purchased by Canada in 1954, and four armoured bridge-layers (ABL) in 1966. Centurions ended their service in Germany on 2 June 1977, and in Canada as late as 1979 when Leopard tanks began to replace them.

(Author Photos)

(Mack Male Photo)

Soviet T-72M Main Battle Tank, 125-mm Gun.

(Floyd McCormick Photos)

Ferret Scout Car Mk. 1, "Chilliwack", LdSH.

M113A1 APC, soldier with FNC1 training. (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 4235868)

M113A1 APC.

M113A1 TUA (Tube Launched Optically tracked wire guided Anti-Tank missile Under Armour).

(Doug G Photos)

M113 C & R Lynx (Serial No. unknown), 63C.

Information on the correct CFR number for this vehicle would be most welcome. The hull number on the Lynx is on the upper right corner of the glacis plate (vehicle's right) in a rectangle deliberately left bare of grip tread paint, also on the rear door about 3" above the handle pivot and on the observer's hatch between the 2 hinge arm brackets.

AVGP Cougar.

Calgary

Universal Carrier, 4th Field Regt, RCA, Vaucelles, France, 20 July 1944. (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3222766)

Universal Carrier, Calgary Highlanders Monument, Mewata Armoury, Calgary, Alberta.

(Author Photos)

Canadian M4A2(76)W HVSS Sherman "Easy 8" tank, King’s Own Calgary Regiment, Mewata Armoury.

M113 C & R Lynx (Serial No. unknown), former Currie Barracks, Lamone Ave SW.

M113 C & R Lynx (Serial No. unknown), UN markings, former Currie Barracks, 41 Canadian Brigade Group, Lamone Ave SW.

M113A1 Armoured Personnel Carrier, Southbend Storage, 4205 116th Ave SE.

Clyde

M113A1 Armoured Personnel Carrier behind the cenotaph at 5036 50th Street.

CMP 15 cwt Truck, behind the cenotaph at 5036 50th Street.

Drayton Valley

M113A1 APC, No. 1. Flanking the cenotaph.

M113A1 APC No. 2. Flanking the cenotaph.

Edmonton

(Anthony Sewards Photos)

155-mm M109 Self-propelled Howitzer, (Serial No. TBC), Royal Canadian Legion branch No. 175, 14339 50th St NW.

3 Canadian Division Support Base Edmonton

(Anthony Sewards Photo)

Universal Carrier, awaiting restoration. This AFV belongs to the Loyal Edmonton Regiment.

(Author Photos)

Universal Carrier, Memorial Park near the front gate, CFB Edmonton, Alberta.

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 3198937)

M4A2(76)W HVSS Sherman "Easy 8" medium tank, Lord Strathcona Horse "C" Squadron Lieut. R. Harper, Tpr. E. Hadel, War Correspondent Rowland Gould (in turret left to right), and Tpr. C. Nevalin and Tpr. J. Young in a Canadian Sherman tank covering advancing infantry.

Canadian M4A3(76)W HVSS Sherman "Easy 8" tank, C Sqn, LdSH (RC), Korea, 16 Jul 1952. (Paul E. Tomelin, Library and Archives Canada Photo, PA115496)

(Author Photo)

Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians), King's Crown badge.

(Ceasol Photo)

M4A2(76)W HVSS Sherman "Easy 8" tank (Serial No. 64882), built by Fisher, Reg. No. 30122861, “Catherine”, Harvey Bldg, Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians), Edmonton Garrison.

(Anthony Sewards Photo)

M4A2(76)W HVSS Sherman "Easy 8" tank (Serial No. 65011), built by Fisher, Reg. No. 30122990, painted as 361, 350201, “Beowulf”, Harvey Bldg, CFB Edmonton, Alberta. This tank was owned by Mr Jim Rice, it has been sold to a private collector.

(Anthony Sewards Photo)

M4A2(76)W HVSS Sherman "Easy 8" tank (Serial No. 69059), built by Fisher, Reg. No. 30129538, “Spartan”, Harvey Bldg, Edmonton Garrison.

(Anthony Sewards Photo)

M4A2(76)W HVSS Sherman "Easy 8" tank Mk II, (Serial No. 19669), built by Chrysler, R/N 3019975, painted as T212123, "Alberta". This tank is being converted into an M4A4 by the LdSH for a museum exhibit. The hull has been stripped out and a new 75-mm turret has been acquired to make it into a Sherman V.

Skink 20-mm Quad Anti-Aircraft Tank. (DND Photos courtesy of Clive Law)

(Anthony Sewards Photo)

Skink 20 mm Quad Anti-Aircraft Tank Turret, Steele Barracks, Lord Strathcona’s Horse, CFB Edmonton, Alberta.

(Author Photo)

White M3 (s) Command Halftrack (CL4237226), at Sarcee, Calgary, ca. 1977.

(Anthony Sewards Photos)

Same White M3 (s) Command Halftrack (CL4237226), South Alberta Light Horse (B Sqn), CFB Edmonton, Alberta. “Old Reliable” landed in Normandy with the SALH, survived the war and was brought home. It was used by the unit until the 1960s and restored to running condition in 2003.

(Author Photos)

Centurion Main Battle Tank Mk 5/2 with L7 105-mm main gun, “Strathcona”, Harvey Bldg, Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians), CFB Edmonton, Alberta.

(Author Photos)

Centurion Main Battle Tank Mk 5, with 20-pounder main gun, mounted on a Bailey Bridge, RCE Bldg.

LdSH (RC) Centurion Mk. 5 tank with 20-pounder main gun, and 1 PPCLI. (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 4235490)

(Author Photos)

Centurion Main Battle Tank Mk 5, 20-pounder main gun, North Gate (closed), CFR No. 52-01107, CFB Edmonton.

Centurion Main Battle Tank Mk 5, 20-pounder main gun. LdSH secure compound.

(Anthony Sewards Photo)

Centurion Main Battle Tank Mk 5, 20-pounder Gun. At the end of the runway.

Centurion ARV, along Hwy 28A near Township Rd 544.

(Author Photos)

Leopard C-1 Main Battle Tank, “Screwball”, Harvey Bldg, Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians), Edmonton, Alberta.

(Anthony Sewards Photo)

Russian T-34/85M Medium tank, at the end of the runway.

(Author Photo)

M113A2 APC with extended fuel cells, Field Ambulance, Medical Center, CFB Edmonton, Alberta.

(Anthony Sewards Photo)

M113A3 with extended fuel cells. This one is a runner.

(Anthony Sewards Photo)

M577A3 Command Post, awaiting restoration.

(Anthony Sewards Photo)

M113 C & R Lynx (Serial No. unknown), one of two (one is a runner). LdSH secure compound, Historical Vehicle Troop.

(Anthony Sewards Photo)

M113 C & R Lynx (Serial No. unknown), awaiting restoration, South Alberta Light Horse (B Sqn), CFB Edmonton, Alberta.

M113 C & R Lynx (Serial No. unknown). 7 CFSD.

(Anthony Sewards Photo)

Ferret Scout Cars colour party. The Historic Vehicle Troop has six Ferrets, all runners. LdSH secure compound.

Four are named: Drummheller, Dagger, Dictator, and Dieppe.

(Anthony Sewards Photo)

Lynx Scout Car, W/T CF70702, LdSH Historic Vehicle Troop.

(Author Photos)

Ferret Scout Car Mk 2, "Defiant", Lord Strathcona’s Horse (Royal Canadians). in front of the Officer’s Mess, Edmonton Garrison.

(Anthony Sewards Photo)

Ferret Scout Car, ex-BATUS, used for spare parts, end of the runway.

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 4234429)

LdSh (RC) Ferrets on patrol with 2nd Bn QOR, Northern Germany.

LdSH (RC) Ferret, Cyprus. (Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 4235910)

(Library and Archives Canada Photo, MIKAN No. 4235911)

LdSH (RC) Ferret, Cyprus.

(Anthony Sewards Photo)

AVGP Cougar, one of two, (one is a runner). LdSH secure compound.

(Anthony Sewards Photo)

AVGP Cougar, second of two, one is a runner. South Alberta Light Horse (B Sqn). LdSH secure compound.

(Author Photo)

AVGP Grizzly, PPCLI HQ, CFB Edmonton, Alberta.

(Author Photo)

155-mm M109 SP Howitzer, Churchill Park South of the Officer’s Mess, Edmonton Garrison.

Evansburg

M113 C & R Lynx (Serial No. unknown), located off Hwy 16A.

Fort MacLeod

(Maxwell Toms Photo)

Universal Carrier, (Serial No. CT 43099), in front of the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch No. 46. Highway 3 eastbound on 23rd Street between John Cowdry and Hualtain avenues.

Fort McMurray

(Photos courtesy of Janice Bull)

British Chieftain Main Battle Tank, 120-mm Gun, Royal Canadian Legion, Branch No. 165, 9317 Huggard Street.

Jack Cross Collection, Fort McMurray

(Photos courtesy of Janice Bull)

British Chieftain Main Battle Tank, 120-mm Gun, (04EB20) "Alberta Crude".

(Photo courtesy of Janice Bull)

British FV432 Armoured Personnel Carrier.

(Photo courtesy of Janice Bull)

British FV433 Abbot 105-mm SP Gun, (075B07).

(Photos courtesy of Janice Bull)

British FV603 Saracen Armoured Personnel Carrier.

British FV 620 Stalwart Amphibious Truck.

Grimshaw

Universal Carrier (Serial No. CT173834), Royal Canadian Legion No. 253, Grimshaw, Alberta.

Lethbridge

M113A1 at the east end of Henderson Lake on Oarkside Dr S in Lethbridge.

Medicine Hat

Southern Alberta Light Horse, Patterson Armoury, 120 Cuyler Road SE.

(Clive Prothero-Brooks Photos)

Canadian M4A2(76)W HVSS Sherman "Easy 8" tank (Serial No. 69170), built by Fisher, Reg. No. 30129649, "Clanky", DSCF7158, CT236656, mounted on a concrete stand in front of the Armoury.

(Clive Prothero-Brooks Photo)

Ferret Scout Car Mk. 2, Patterson Armoury.

(Clive Prothero-Brooks Photo)

M113 C & R Lynx (CFR No. 67-35929).

(BK-Hunters Photos)

Canadian M4A2(76)W HVSS Sherman "Easy 8" tank (Serial No. 65110), built by Fisher, Reg. No. 30123089, Riverside Park.

Olds

(Author Photos)

Canadian M4A2(76)W HVSS Sherman "Easy 8" tank (Serial No. 19669), painted (Serial No. T212313), “Archie”, Royal Canadian Legion Branch 105, 5241 46th St.

(Mk1rceme Photo)

M-50 Super Sherman Medium Tank Mk II, (Serial No. 19669), built by Chrysler, R/N 3019975, with a private owner, Olds, Alberta. An ex-Israeli Defence Force (IDF) M-50, this tank is now with the LdSH in Edmonton where it is being converted into an M4A4 by the LdSH for a museum exhibit. The hull has been stripped out and a new 75-mm turret has been acquired to make it into a Sherman V.

Redwater

M113A1 Armoured Personnel Carrier, Royal Canadian Legion Branch No. 251, 47th St and 50th Ave.

St Albert, Reg Hodgson Collection

(Anthony Sewards Photos)

T17E1 Staghound Armoured Car (Serial No. F225597).

The Chevrolet T17E1 version of the Staghound was powered by two 97-hp GMC Hercules engines with a hydraulic transmission. It was served by a five-man crew with three men fitting inside the fully-enclosed, power-traversed turret. It weighed 14 tons and had a maximum speed of 90 kmh (55 mph) and a range of 720 km (450 miles). It was armed with a 37-mm tank gun and co-axial and bow-mounted .30-inch Browning machine-guns. A total of 2,687 Staghound T17E1s were built as well as 789 T17E2 AA vehicles. The two Canadian armoured car regiments initially received 72 Staghounds each plus a number of additional vehicles allocated to HQ and various other organizations which were in service overseas during the Second World War. A number were brought back to Canada after the war and at least 85 of these served until they were retired in 1964.

(Anthony Sewards Photo)

Universal Carrier.

(Anthony Sewards Photo)

Lynx Scout Car Mk II. (Photo courtesy of

(Anthony Sewards Photo)

White M3A1 Scout Car.

(Anthony Sewards Photo)

White M3A1 Halftrack.

M20 Armoured Car (two), one is awaiting restoration and one is a parts vehicle, Reg Hodgson, St Albert, Alberta.

St Paul

M113A1 APC, in front of the Royal Canadian Legion, 4925 49th Ave.

CFB Suffield

(Roger Viggers Photo)

Centurion Main Battle Tank Mk 5, 20-pounder main gun, “Suffield”, Main Gate, CFB Suffield, Alberta, ca 1975.

British Chieftain Main Battle Tank Mk 2, VRN 03EB24, Main Gate, CFB Suffield, Alberta. There are at least sixteen Chieftain and two T-72 hard targets on the range in addition to test equipment held at DRDC Suffield.

Vermillion

M-50 Super Sherman Tank Medium Tank Mk II, (Serial No. 18204), built by Chrysler, IDF (Serial No. 157605) and (Serial No. 157609.) Private owner.

Wainwright

(Maurice Photo)

Canadian M4A2(76)W HVSS Sherman "Easy 8" tank, Wallace Park, Wainwright, Alberta.

CFB Wainwright

(Peter Simpson Photo)

(Sidney J Photo)

Italian Fiat-Ansaldo M14/41 Light Tank.

(IPMS Winnipeg Photo)

Canadian M4A2(76)W HVSS Sherman "Easy 8" tank (Serial No. 78-851), “Catherine”.

(Author Photo)

Centurion Mk. 5 tank with 20-pounder main gun. The author was transported on the back of this Centurion with other soldiers during a "Waincon" exercise, Camp Wainwright, Alberta in May 1975.

(Nick Ward Phgoto)

Centurion Main Battle Tank Mk 5, 20-pounder Gun.

Centurion ARV.

Ferret Scout Car Mk 1.

(Dennis Cardy Photo)

M113 C&R Lynx, Wainwright, Alberta, ca 1980s.

(Nick War Photo)

M113 C & R Lynx (Serial No. unknown).

Canadair Flextrack Ltd CL-91 Dynatrack Mk II high mobility tracked vehicle.

British FV432 Armoured Personnel Carrier, Serial No. 310 22.

American Cadillac Gage V-100 Commando, experimental version with 76-mm gun.

(Nick Ward Photo)

GMC M220 2-1/2-ton Truck Van/Office Lorry.

Major Hal Skaarup has woven together an informative and detailed synopsis of the carefully preserved and restored armoured fighting vehicles on display in Canada. He highlights the importance of these upon key turning points in history when these AFVs were in use as tools of war at home and overseas. We often associate the evolution of military prowess with the advancement of sophisticated technology. Major Skaarup's descriptions of Canadian armour as it evolved to the level it has today reveals that military planners have had to be continuously creative in adapting to the changes in modern combat. They had to devise many intricate techniques, tactics and procedures to overcome the insurgents and opposition forces faced in Afghanistan and future overseas missions where Canadian armour will be brought into play. This guide book will show the interested reader where to find examples of the historical armour preserved in Canada, and perhaps serve as a window on how Canada's military contribution to safety and security in the world has evolved.

Lieutenant-General Steven S. Bowes

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