Today we're going to dive into the famous tanks from the movie "FURY" Part 2.
Today will be about the German Tiger 1 tank used in the movie. The Panzerkampfwagen VI Ausführung E "Tiger", military designation: Sonderkraftfahrzeug 181, used in the movie is the only running Tiger tank from World War II.
Tiger 131 was captured by the British at Djebel Djaffa in Tunisia on April 21, 1943. The tank was sent back to England for evaluation. After the war, the Ministry of Defense released Tiger 131 to the museum in 1951.
During the filming of the movie a concrete road was built to insure the safety of the tank. The tank was recently completely restored, so the museum required certain stipulations on the use of the tank. A prop tank was built for the explosions and damage as seen in the movie.
Tiger 131 is the star attraction on "Tiger Day" which takes place every year in April and is usually sold out.


Tiger 131 in the movie "FURY".

The "prop" Tiger under construction for the movie. This was built on an Alvis Stormer AFV.

Tiger 131 on "Tiger Day" at the Tank Museum in Bovington, England.