The foundation created the museum after it received 85 tanks and armored vehicles from the collection of noted collector Jacques Littlefield, and built a 65,000-square-foot indoor space to house them. On average 11,000 small arms, 68 tanks, and 30 aircraft were lost each day. The museum, part of the Collings Foundation of World War II aviation fame, is located at Stow, Massachusetts. Krivosheev concludes: 'Losses during strategic operations accounted for 61.48 of small-arms losses, 65.52 of tank and SP gun losses, 56.89 of gun and mortar losses and 58.6 of combat aircraft losses during the war. The winner will also get a hands-on tour of American, Russian, German, and British tanks. Icons of Armor: The Ultimate WWII Tank Experience will allow one lucky winner and a guest to drive three U.S. The American Heritage Museum, a museum that explores America’s wars from the Revolutionary War to today’s Global War on Terror, is sponsoring a fundraising sweepstakes benefitting the museum. The M4 Sherman, M24 Chaffee, and M26 Pershing tanks formed the backbone of the U.S.The prize is the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to drive three World War II tanks.
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