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mike bennett 🇺🇦

@TankieMike

Volunteer at Museums and Festivals, Military History Enthusiast, Airfix Generation, Google Research Waffler, all views my own.

 Dorchester, England
Joined August 2013
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The reason why I never get involved in discussions about colours of Tanks #TanksofTwitter #WW2 – at Dorchester, England
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Gradually leaving this place, catch up with me over there formerlytankiemike.bsky.soci… Not much tankie stuff these days though.
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Some pictures from the 25th Anniversary of the Wimborne Militia. Three excellent talks and brilliant living history demonstrations. Great to meet up with so many old friends from @ChalkeFestival Shame the weather beat the second days events!
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@robert_lyman9 Aug 2024
In ⁦@thetimes⁩ today
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Among the Protesters in Weymouth today marching to protect the Old Assembly Rooms which Greene King apparently own and are allowing to fall into disrepair. Well done DIG the Street. @greeneking #Weymouth
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Great to meet up again Phil.
Phil Loder (@PhilLoder) profile picturePhil Loder@PhilLoder23 Jul 2024
Tuesday Tank: Shermans at last weekend's We Have Ways Fest - one parked in the food area, and two running riot in the arena. Also great to chat to @TankieMike and other folks around the showground. #WW2 @milmodelscene @USAS_WW1 @jr_liscano #WHWF #WHWF24 #TankTuesday
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Phil Loder@PhilLoder23 Jul 2024
Tuesday Tank: Shermans at last weekend's We Have Ways Fest - one parked in the food area, and two running riot in the arena. Also great to chat to @TankieMike and other folks around the showground. #WW2 @milmodelscene @USAS_WW1 @jr_liscano #WHWF #WHWF24 #TankTuesday
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This was the most disturbing shirt I’ve ever seen! Please give people a health warning if you ever wear it in public again.
Dr Peter Caddick-Adams #StandwithUkraine (@militaryhistori) profile pictureDr Peter Caddick-Adams #StandwithUkraine
@militaryhistori22 Jul 2024
Aftermath of @WeHaveWaysPod Fest #4 - the Hawaiian. Thank you so much, @JassNL . Even my wonderful sister approves!
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Hear, Hear 😎
AfricanStalingrad (@Tunisia_1943) profile pictureAfricanStalingrad@Tunisia_194322 Jul 2024
Thank you to all the behind the scenes staff who made #WHWF24 such fun for the rest of us - the volunteers, the toilet cleaners (extra big hugs), security, fire, medical, logistics etc etc
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AfricanStalingrad@Tunisia_194322 Jul 2024
Thank you to all the behind the scenes staff who made #WHWF24 such fun for the rest of us - the volunteers, the toilet cleaners (extra big hugs), security, fire, medical, logistics etc etc
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Great model, clever photo!
Simon (@redfivemodels on Bluesky) (@RedFiveModels) profile pictureSimon (@redfivemodels on Bluesky)@RedFiveModels21 Jul 2024
Spitfire inception. @WeHaveWaysPod @almurray @James1940
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Spitfire inception. @WeHaveWaysPod @almurray @James1940
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Phil Loder@PhilLoder21 Jul 2024
Excellent day at #WeHaveWaysFest yesterday, including the newly-restored FV4005 in the arena. Here Joe Hewes takes it over the hump. #WHWF24 @WeHaveWaysPod
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@WeHaveWaysPod Great line up of Heavy Metal gathering for #WHWF24, can’t wait until tomorrow!
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All ready to start Welcoming everyone to #WeHaveWays festival 24 @WeHaveWaysPod
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We even had a flyover this evening!
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Northern IC 🇺🇦@WHW_NorthernIC15 Jul 2024
4 Sleeps until @WeHaveWaysPod Fest '24. 3 Days of dawn till dusk WW2 talks, tanks, planes, books, models, food and drink and the best company. 2 Exceptional hosts @almurray @James1940 1 Place to be! ⬇️ wehavewaysfest.co.uk #WHWF24 #WeHaveWays
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Don’t you just hate it when you favourite personalities start going all political!
Count Binface (@CountBinface) profile pictureCount Binface
@CountBinface30 Jun 2024
Hanging out at Glastonbury with @theAliceRoberts.
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Great first talk of the day on The History of Test Cricket with @theanalyst @David215Gower and @James1940 @ChalkeFestival #Chalke24
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We had fun with the Chalks at Chalke today
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Highlight of the D-Day morning at #CHF2024 was the @James1940 interview with veteran Henry Rice, 98 years of age and bright as a button. Here is his well deserved standing ovation from a packed main tent @ChalkeFestival
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