Incredible effort to rescue tank buried under street near Peterborough after 74 years
It had lain buried underground for 74 years – but an extraordinary project to locate and dig up an amphibious tank in Crowland was completed on Thursday.
Saturday, 1st May 2021, 8:46 am
The Buffalo landing vehicle was one of two which sank after being washed away during an operation to construct a temporary dam following floods in 1947.
Crowland farmer Daniel Abbott pored over records and carried out exploratory work over the past three years to confirm that two stricken vehicles were still near the fishing pit.
And there was a lump in his throat at 3.50pm on Thursday as a cheer went up from the army of volunteers as the first Buffalo began to be hauled out from 30ft below ground level.