Links

Here you will find local links, further information and media coverage.

Local links

Crowland Abbey – Historic England

Further information

In the media

National and International coverage

06/09/2021 ITV: Fundraiser to create museum for second World War amphibious vehicle dug up in the Fens
17/05/2021 Epoch Times: UK Farmer Unearths WWII Amphibious Assault Tank That Disappeared 74 Years Ago
10/05/2021 BBC: Crowland WWII Buffalo LVT: Restoration work begins
06/05/2021 ITV: Second World War amphibious vehicle dug up in the Fens after 74 years underground
05/05/2021 The National Interest: World War II Amphibious Vehicle Dug Up in the United Kingdom
01/05/2021 The Independent: WWII tank recovered after 74 years underground
30/04/2021 BBC: Crowland WWII Buffalo LVT dug up after 74 years underground
29/04/2021 The Times: Wartime LVT-4 ‘Buffalo’ dug up in Fens after 74 years underground

Local Coverage

01/07/2021 Lincolnshire Life Hero of the floods recovered
08/06/2021 Spalding Today: Boston Second World War veteran enjoys a trip down memory lane when he joins the celebrations to mark the recovery of Crowland’s Buffalo
08/06/2021 Spalding Today: Al Murray visited the Crowland Buffalo celebrations for his podcast this morning
04/06/2021 The Spalding and South Holland Voice: Veteran (96) returns to a Buffalo after seven decades
02/06/2021 Spalding Voice: Crowland readies ‘information’ phone box as historian visits town
27/05/2021 Spalding Today: Historian Dan Snow visits the Crowland Buffalo
22/05/2021 Spalding Today: Bid for museum to house Crowland Buffalo is gathering pace
19/05/2021 The Spalding and South Holland Voice: Buffalo for area and not for sale
18/05/2021 Spalding Today: Museum planned to display Crowland Buffalo and commemorate town’s 1947 floods
12/05/2021 Lincolnshire Live: In pictures – we take a look inside the landing vehicle dug out of the Lincolnshire countryside after 74 years
08/05/2021 Peterborough Telegraph: Team who dug up buried wartime vehicle launch museum appeal
06/05/2021 The Lincolnite: Amphibious ‘Buffalo’ carried through Crowland 70 years after sinking
02/05/2021 Lincolnshire Live: Man says his dad may have accidentally sunk the WW2 tank dug from Lincolnshire field after 74 years
30/04/2021 The Spalding and South Holland Voice: Crowland farmer hauls tank out of field
27/09/2019 Spalding Today: Crowland farmer keeping history alive for the town
04/09/2019 The Spalding and South Holland Voice: Herding Buffalo for town monument
27/09/2019 Spalding Today: Crowland 1947 floods: Team’s plans to dig up Buffalo military tanks and create memorial gains momentum

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Location

Crowland
Lincolnshire
UK