Terry Douglas Hooker
Intel: Issue A2: Havana, Museum of the Revolution - tanks and armoured vehicles
In 2001, I went for to Havana, Cuba for ten days, staying at a central hotel near the bars of Hemingway. These are the photographs that I took while there. There are others, but they will have to be included in future issues.
A2-73 Russian produced tank outside the entrance to the “Museum of the Revolution”. Sorry, I do not know what name or model it is.
A2-74 Same tank but from across the road. Note the age of the vehicles parked.
A2-75 Russian tank. This one was inside the museum in its grounds, again name, model and date is a mystery to me.
A2-76 Cuban Aircraft used by the Navy, make and model unknown to me, circa 1958.
A2-77 Cuban aircraft used by the Air Force, make and model unknown to me, although I believe that one of these aircraft was British made and sold to the Cuban Government before the Revolution. Note the man near the wheels.
A2-78 A Sam Missile in use at the time of the Missile Crisis. Note the wrecked jet engine to the front of it. This is given as a U.S. plane shot down during this period. I believe it belonged to the U.S. spy plane that was shot down.
A2-79 A Home Made Armoured Vehicle for the Revolution, based on a tractor with
thick metal plating.
A2-80 A Home Made Armoured Vehicle for the Revolution, based on a tractor with thick metal plating
A2-81 Side view of A2-79.
A2-82 Same Armoured Vehicle as A2-81, this time you can see the front better and the two “V” rammers, one red the other black.
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the photo A2-78 is a engine of the Lockheed U-2 shot down over Cuba, the U-2 was piloted by USAF Major Rudolf Anderson, there are other parts of the aircraft like the front landing gear are also on display at the Museo del Aire in Havana.
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