A34 Comet - "Endgame" H-34 Black Cats would patrol the

Black Cats would patrol the night skies in search of enemy cargo ships and vessels transporting men and supplies to Japanese garrisons in the Solomon Islands

They did serve in grand fashion hauling other trains until they eventually were withdrawn from service in 1953

the Russian T-34 tank they encountered came as a big shock

The machine depicted here is chassis #7217 which was driven by Gordon Johncock in the 1973 Indianapolis 500

A34 Comet - "Endgame" H-34 Black Cats would patrol theThe A34 Comet is widely regarded at Britian's best all around tank of World War II. It didn't enter service until December of 1944 so it didn't have a chance to make a major impact. The Comet is generally considered the relative equal of Germany's legendary Panther.