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Little Willie

History of the tankMilitary vehicles introduced in the 1910sTrial and research tanks of the United KingdomUse British English from February 2017World War I tanks of the United Kingdom
Little Willie
Little Willie

Little Willie was a prototype in the development of the British Mark I tank. Constructed in the autumn of 1915 at the behest of the Landship Committee, it was the first completed tank prototype in history. Little Willie is the oldest surviving individual tank, and is preserved as one of the most famous pieces in the collection of The Tank Museum, Bovington, England.

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