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NEW M50A1 Ontos Book + M48A3
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Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 11:31 am Post subject: NEW M50A1 Ontos Book + M48A3
www.armorama.com/modul...e&sid=6440 If this is old news, please delete.

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Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 3:27 pm Post subject: Re: NEW M50A1 Ontos Book + M48A3
This book would have not been possible without the enormous help of Don (Dontos). Best wishes, David Doyle

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Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 7:29 pm Post subject: Re: NEW M50A1 Ontos Book + M48A3
Good work. _________________ Trevor Dr Trevor Larkum Preserved Tanks: PreservedTanks.com Armour Archive: ArmourArchive.co.uk EVs

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Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 7:47 pm
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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

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Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 11:35 pm
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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

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Posted: Sat Apr 03, 2010 7:45 pm Post subject: Re: NEW M50A1 Ontos Book + M48A3
COOL BEANS!!! I got mine in the mail today!! Awesome Job there David !! Regards Don

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