Posted by Bill(Wis) on February 12, 2009 at 11:57:57 from (71.249.198.251):
In Reply to: Unique things posted by C-man on February 11, 2009 at 19:25:33:
The Oliver Corp was no slouch when it came to defense production. They built gun mounts for the Army's 106 mm recoiless rifle. Also 76mm guns for the Walker Bulldog tank, 155 mm howitzer parts and fuselages for the Boeing RB47. I remember the 106mm recoiless rifle very well circa 1957-59. And yes, the gun mount said "Oliver Corp" on it. One of my best friends in high school flew the B47s and RB47s for years as a member of the Strategic Air Command. He told about making wide swings over Russia and China with the RBs. Mounted in the bomb bay was a camera with a 36" lense. The Reds didn't have anything at the time that would fly or shoot that high and they didn't want to admit that to the world so, for years, we overflew them.
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