A South African ‘Buffel’
(Buffalo) MRAP vehiclethat were there were given rides in some of the
military vehicles, and they thoroughly enjoyed
it. Four of them even said they plan to come
camping next year.”
The Spitfi re Marquee bar and stage, which
proved a hit last year, made a welcome return
with another great line up of bands while the
theme for the Home Front this year was ‘Wings
for Victory’. Events included a concert, air raid
precautions gas mark fi tting demonstration and
many other activities.
The arena also proved a major drawcard with
visitors thanks to a variety of displays on the go
throughout the fi ve-day event. Tracked armour
included tanks from World War Two to more
recent models while other displays included
military Land Rovers, heavy vehicles and
wreckers, armoured cars, amphibious vehicles
and, of course, of Jeeps.
Tey Vehicle Restorations, which has been
commissioned by the Wheatcroft Collection
to fully restore four Hetzer (Jagdpanzer 38)
tanks had two on display in the trader’s area.
One had been taken from a Swiss infantry
range about 15 years ago and has been stored
at the Wheatcroft storage yard while the other
was bought by the collection in 1992 from a
Bavarian fi lm studio. As these vehicles are
completed, they are expected to appear at
future War and Peace Revival events.There was plenty on the go at the Classic
Military Vehicle stand too, with guest vehicles
appearing each day including an armoured Buffel,
Marder III, Scammel and Snatch Land Rover.
Authors Gerry van Tonder, Mike Starmer, Craig
Moore and David Bailey also made appearances
at the stand for book signing sessions.
Some of the highlights from the various
living history and re-enactor groups included
the Rolling Thunder display which featured
Vietnam-era gun trucks, the cockpit of an F-4
Phantom jet and a UH-1 Huey helicopter. Three
Sixty History erected their impressive ‘Black
Hawk Down’ themed display and carried out
daily demos while other scenes around the