The world’s only running Tiger I tank is set to have a rare outing at Tiger Day at the Tank Museum at Bovington Camp.
Tiger 131 runs only twice a year, at Tiger Day spring and autumn, and always attracts huge crowds when it does.

Visitors on Saturday (1 October) will have the chance to see it in action in a 40-minute Second World War tank display, including its ‘Fury’ movie co-star, the Sherman tank ‘Fury’.
Visitors can enjoy an action-packed arena display, including the Panzer III, Comet, Chaffee and more, and can get up close to vehicles in the Tank Park and explore military history traders set among the museum collection.
Tiger Day autumn was postponed from 17 September following the death of Queen Elizabeth II. Ticket holders have been contacted about the change in date – see the museum website for further details.

All profits from Tiger Day will go towards supporting the museum’s historic tank collection and ensuring that Tiger 131 can be kept in running order for years to come.
Museum curator David Willey said: “A significant amount of work goes into keeping the Tiger running and it is extremely fragile and liable to faults.
“During the war it took ten hours of maintenance for every hour the Tiger ran – now it takes the museum staff and engineers an astonishing 200 hours.”
The Tiger tank was a formidable weapon introduced by the Nazis and the capture of 131 allowed the Allies to understand exactly what had been unleashed.
Tickets may still be available – book online at www.tankmuseum.org/whats-on/events/tiger-day