A fi reball from an
explosion during
the D-Day battleEvents Yorkshire Wartime Experience words and pictures Andrew Stone
Now in
its 8th year,
the Yorkshire
Wartime Experience
keeps on improving
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ppreciative crowds enjoyed plenty of
action at the 2019 Yorkshire Wartime
Experience, which took place in early
July. With more than 500 military vehicles on
display, 72 re-enactment groups in attendance
and more than 80 vintage, military and collecta-
ble stalls, there was plenty to keep enthusiasts
entertained throughout the three-day event.
Highlights included a fl y past from a Spitfi re
and World War One and Two battle re-enact-
ments in the main arena.
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For military vehicle enthusiasts there
was an exciting and impressive array of
armoured and soft-skin vehicles on show from
World War One right up to present day. Military
vehicles included a DUKW amphibious vehicle,
Bedford QL fi re engine, Ford GPW, AEC Matador,
Opel Blitz Truck, a Morris LRC armoured car,
T-34 tank, M18 Hell Cat tank destroyer, M36 tank
destroyer, SAS ‘Pink Panther’ Land Rovers, Ford
GP and a Chieftain Tank.
Now in its eighth year, the show has grown
from strength to strength over the years thanks
to the hard work by organiser Stuart Wright
and his team. Part of its popularity is because it
offers something for everyone, and it is the only
show in the north of England where you can
see real wartime tanks live fi ring their guns in
realistic battle re-enactments.
The D-Day battle, held in the main arena to
mark the 75th Anniversary of the event, drew
plaudits from show goers for its spectacu-
One of the highlights of the show
was a fl ypast from a Spitfi reWartime Experience
ppreciative crowds enjoyed plenty of
action at the 2019 Yorkshire Wartime
Experience, which took place in early
July. With more than 500 military vehicles on
display, 72 re-enactment groups in attendance
and more than 80 vintage, military and collecta-
ble stalls, there was plenty to keep enthusiasts
entertained throughout the three-day event.
Highlights included a fl y past from a Spitfi re
and World War One and Two battle re-enact-
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