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JeffStringer · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Jan 24, 2006 Posts: 637

www.armorama.com/modul...e&sid=6440

If this is old news, please delete. Razz

ddoyle · ***Power User*** Offline Joined: Nov 12, 2008 Posts: 61

This book would have not been possible without the enormous help of Don (Dontos).

Best wishes,
David Doyle

TrevorLarkum · Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 7:29 pm Post subject: Re: NEW M50A1 Ontos Book + M48A3

Good work.

Doug_Kibbey · Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 7:47 pm Post subject: Re: NEW M50A1 Ontos Book + M48A3

Hmmmm....news to me. Don, David....what's the word on this?:

"What happened to the Ontos?
The Marines deactivated the Ontos from Vietnam in May 1969. A few of the Ontos were left in Vietnam and turned over to an Army Light Infantry Brigade near Tam KY. The Army ran them until they ran out of replacement parts. They then made them into fixed bunkers. The remainder of the machines in Vietnam were loaded into ships in May of 1969 for return to the US. The crews were reassigned to various Marine Infantry Battalions."

www.diggerhistory.info.../ontos.htm

Dontos · Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 11:35 pm Post subject: Re: NEW M50A1 Ontos Book + M48A3

HUH.....

I don't know nuthing.... Cool

I guess you need to buy the book and find out.... Rolling Eyes

HA HA HA

Actually that is true, but unfortunately just one of the interesting sub-stories in Ontos History that is still evading me.

D Co 16th Armor, 173rd Abn. to be exact. I know of one eyewitness to an Army airlift of 'Army Ontos' in 69-70, but specifics are yet to be uncovered.

My old website had this info, nothing new there....

Regards
Don