Echoes of History – Preview – Trains, Tanks & Planes

After a break of 1 year August 10th and 11th will see the very welcome return of the Military & Flying Machines living history show, but with a new name and a new location. Run as a charity event by the Essex Historic Military Vehicle Association the show, now renamed Echoes of History, will take place at Purleigh, Essex.

The quality and variety of the show is such that it has been high on my ‘must attend list’ for some while and I’ve managed to visit every show since 2012. This year’s show looks to better than ever and will feature a variety of living history reenactors, a large number of military vehicles and varied entertainment for all tastes. Expected at the show are:

50+ living history groups
The folks from Spearfish Creek
Viking & Medieval living history groups
Skirmish battle displays
Tank rides
Flypasts by the Battle of Britain Memorial Flight – Spitfire (Saturday) and DC-3 Dakota (Sunday)
Aircraft cockpit display.

Additional attractions will include

Model tent – including Airfix model making for children
Classic Cars
Collectors fair
Craft stalls
Motorcycle display team.

Full catering will be on offer including the battle bar with fine ales and live entertainment.

Previous Shows

Below is a selection of my photographs from previous shows:

2012 Show – British Bren Gunner

2012 Show – German U-Boat

2013 Show – Chesney Allen re-enactor

2014 Show – British Daimler Dingo armoured car

2012 Show – US M4 Sherman

2013 Show – British Armoured Car Western Desert

2015 Show – British Cromwell tank

2012 Show – German Schwimmwagen

2014 Show – British Scorpion light tank

2012 – US “Deuce and a Half” truck

2013 Show – German StuG III asault gun (replica)

2013 Show – British Cromwell tank

2014 Show – Douglas C-47 Skytrain

2013 Show – Medieval artillery

2013 Show – German Vs British WW2 battle re-enactment

2014 Show – Britsh Long Range Desert group Jeep

2013 Show – Bud Flanagan re-enactor

2015 Show – commander German SdKfz armoured car

2014 Show – Soviet Russia BMP

2014 Show – British 25pdr gun & Matador artillery tractor

2015 Show – Vietnam era peace protester

2016 Show – British Home Guard HQ

2015 Show – British Humber Snipe WW2 Western desert

2016 Show – British Home Guard HQ

2015 Show – American Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress

2016 Show – British Home Guard in action

2015 Show – American Jeep and crew

2015 Show – German Panzer III (replica)

2016 Show – British Home Guard briefing

2016 Show – British Sherman tank Vs German StuG III (replica)

2016 Show – British Austin 10 “Danger UXB”

2016 Show – American Jeep

2017 Show – British DH2 WWI fighter

2017 Show – British contemporary reconnaissance

2017 Show – German self-propelled gun crew

2017 Show – German StuG III (extremely rare running original vehicle)

2017 Show – Spearfish Creek Wild West re-enactment

2016 Show – British Spitfire (replica)

2017 Show – Elo’ Elo’

Echoes of History has its own website (click here) which provides more information on the 2019 show. To see my own complete photo essay of the last show, held in 2017 and then called Military & Flying Machines, click here.