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Battery Museum - April 4th Britain's only World War 1 Battlefield For the second event of the year, I
took the Dodge out again for the 17 mile trip to the battery. It was a
cold and windy day, the early signs of Storm Dave, which came over us
that evening. The gathering at the battery was their military vehicle
show and their first event of the year. |
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Hartlepool and Heugh Battery was the scene of a German Naval attack in December 1914, trying to provoke the Royal Navy into sending out ships. They wanted to tackle the superior British forces in small numbers, where they hoped to whittle them away in small engagements. The German ships attacked from around two and a half miles away, resulting in some shells not arming before impact. The percusion cap should have detonated the shells, but some like the one below, struck the soft sand in the beach and buried themselves without exploding. |
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There were a fairly good mix of different types of vehicles, plus a few dioramas. The majority of the visiting vehicles were Jeeps, but in addition to my Dodge, there was a Ferret, Austin Champ, a Tilly, a Bedford truck and a motorcycle and side car. |
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There were around a dozen vehicles in attendance and along with the other displays, the courtyard was fairly full. Despite the cold weather, there was a steady stream of public through the museum. |
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With the event ending at 4pm, we all packed up around 3:45 and the vehicles began to depart. Part way home, going up a steep hill, the Dodge began to splutter. Still a little cautious about the radiator and head gasket work, I scanned the gauges and all was well, apart from quite a low fuel level. This was despite putting five gallons in the night before. I think the fuel pickup may be towards the
front of the tank and a combination of the steep hill and low fuel, possibly
resulted in sucking in some air. As we crested the top of the hill, it was
fine again. I pulled in shortly after and added another two and a half gallons
of fuel from the Jerrycan and the Dodge ran fine the rest of the way home. |
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