The New Zealand High Commissioner in London, Mr Gandar, left, and the managing director of the Avis company, Mr Tony Quayle, middle, shake hands in front of the first of New Zealand’s new Scorpion tanks at the British factory, recently. At right is Colonel Evan Torrance, of the New Zealand defence liaison staff in London. The first four Scorpions, part of an order of 26, will arrive in New Zealand later this month and will be ready for operational training at Waiouru Camp by October. They will replace the Army’s ageing M-41 tanks.
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93The New Zealand High Commissioner in London, Mr Gandar, left, and the managing director of the Avis company, Mr Tony Quayle, middle, shake hands in front of the first of New Zealand’s new Scorpion tanks at the British factory, recently. At right is Colonel Evan Torrance, of the New Zealand defence liaison staff in London. The first four Scorpions, part of an order of 26, will arrive in New Zealand later this month and will be ready for operational training at Waiouru Camp by October. They will replace the Army’s ageing M-41 tanks. Press, 2 June 1982, Page 17
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