Bofors guns - help needed
1. The Kerrison Predictor owned by Tony Smith was made by
M & P. Ltd. - sounds as a British factory. But wich? To make this sofisticated mechanical computer a highly specialized factory is needed.
2. By coincidense I met an old friend in my favourite pub yesterday. He is an ex-RAF Officer. He told me that his father had been involved in making Bofors guns during WW 2. The factory was:
A.Reyrolle & Co. Ltd. Hebburn - on - Tyne, County Durham.
3. I have found out a few things regarding Otis-guns in Canada. The factory was ready 1st March 1941. The first gun test fired 10th Nov 1941. By Mrs 1943 the production rate in Hamilton (Ont) was 350 guns/month. Totally approx 5.000 guns made.
But - - - the number series shows that more than 20.000 guns were made 1942 - 43. So there must have been more factories involved.
Did Otis Fensome operate a gun factory in Vancouver? Did Dominion Bridge in Vancouver make Bofors guns?
I would be very thankful for help solving these questions.
Stellan
Picture: The very first Bofors gun prototype 1932.
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Last edited by Stellan Bojerud (RIP); 07-10-04 at 15:04.
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