For the straphanger subway guys...

[mirrodie]

Heard on the radio today (April 29) that an old time subway car was put into service, something about commemorating Duke Ellington?


Another weird sighting here, at the corner of Rte 109 and Wellwood Ave today, I saw an Army TANK, on a flatbed, headed West. Would love to know where it was from and where it was going!

[Gerard]

>Another weird sighting here, at the corner of Rte 109 and Wellwood Ave today, I saw an Army TANK, on a flatbed, headed West. Would love to know where it was from and where it was going![/quote]<

THe military is slowly putting men and equipment in place to be ready when martial law take place due to the swine flu.
:lol: :lol:

[Matt Molnar]

THe military is slowly putting men and equipment in place to be ready when martial law take place due to the swine flu. :lol: :lol:

In all seriousness I feel I've been seeing a LOT more cops than usual around the city over the past few days. Hmmm.

[h2opunk1822]

there is some military place off of new highway and albany ave.. maybe heading there??

[T-Bird76]

>Another weird sighting here, at the corner of Rte 109 and Wellwood Ave today, I saw an Army TANK, on a flatbed, headed West. Would love to know where it was from and where it was going!

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THe military is slowly putting men and equipment in place to be ready when martial law take place due to the swine flu.
:lol: :lol:[/quote]

What kind of tank? New or old? There aren't any bases on LI that have any units with tanks so if it was an active tank that is very odd.

[mirrodie]

Old or new? No clue. I was right before you saw me on Pinelawn.

Im trying to figure where it came from but got to thinking, it prob came off of Sunrise from some points South East as it can't go on parkways?

[Gerard]

THe military is slowly putting men and equipment in place to be ready when martial law take place due to the swine flu. :lol: :lol:

In all seriousness I feel I've been seeing a LOT more cops than usual around the city over the past few days. Hmmm.

Seems status quo to me. Penn Station, walk to the uptown N, R, or W to Upper East Side. Nothing more nothing less.
When I see the State PD walking through the LIRR and city cops on the subway platforms riding and looking into trains
and more Hercules ESU units THEN I might start going mmmmmmm.

[moose135]

Another weird sighting here, at the corner of Rte 109 and Wellwood Ave today, I saw an Army TANK, on a flatbed, headed West. Would love to know where it was from and where it was going!

Mario, did it look like this?







These two are in a parking lot at the Bethpage Business Park, the commercial area on part of the old Grumman property on Hicksville Road. There was an odd assortment of vehicles in the lot, including a small boat on a trailer, a travel trailer, and several cars (some without plates). They look similar to the Bradley armored vehicle, but are too small to be Bradleys. Maybe Matt, or one of our other Army types can identify it.

[cancidas]

Maybe Matt, or one of our other Army types can identify it.

wow moose, talk about a challenge. i've spent about an hour now researching this online and haven't found anything as yet. gonna have to go look through Jane's.

the vehicle in your pictures looks a helluvah lot like the M2/M3 bradley, but has several major differences. the current bradley has 6 main wheels along the tracks, this has only 5. the rear hatch is also the entire height and width of the vehicle while the bradley has a much smaller hatch. this also doesn't look like the M113 armored vehicles (they're unarmed). the gun turret does look like it's aM242 25mm "Bushmaster" chain gun whis is the same as the current M2s and M3s.

gotta hand it to you moose, you stumped me. (for now... i'll figure it out eventually!!) i also can't find any connection between grumman and the M2/M3 Bradley.

[moose135]

I agree Matt - I spent some time looking at photos on line - the 5 wheels made it obvious it wasn't a Bradley, could it be an M113 with a turret?

OK, here's a wild thought - especially if this is the same one Mario saw near FRG...

They are filming a new Angelina Jolie movie on Long Island - the plot has her playing a CIA agent accused of being a Russian spy, who "goes on the run to clear her name." They were filming at FRG last week, and I found a news blurb from January that said they would be filming at the old Grumman Bethpage facility. I wonder if these are movie props, maybe M113s with dummy turrets for use in the film?

[Matt Molnar]

I was thinking that too, could be a movie prop. Or it could be a foreign tank.

[Matt Molnar]

Heard on the radio today (April 29) that an old time subway car was put into service, something about commemorating Duke Ellington?

Apparently there was a celebration of Ellington's 110th birthday and the 70th anniversary of the release of his timeless tune "A Train" with some 1930s and 40s subway cars running on the A line and a band playing inside 125th St station.

[PhilDernerJr]

It's the British FV-432, made for ten years from 1962-1972. APC with some variants that had 30mm turret added. Come on, guys. *yawn*

[moose135]

Thanks, Phil, I was just looking at photos of that, but hadn't come across any with a turret.

[cancidas]

I agree Matt - I spent some time looking at photos on line - the 5 wheels made it obvious it wasn't a Bradley, could it be an M113 with a turret?

the M113 has a steeper slope at the front, and the turret is much further forward that this.


now, this movie you speak of, think it'll be any good? the last angelina flick i saw was "the good shepard."

It's the British FV-432, made for ten years from 1962-1972. APC with some variants that had 30mm turret added. Come on, guys. *yawn*

nice work, for a history buff...