3.7" aa

[Doug Knight]

David

I am not sure if any are in Museums in Canada - there is none at the Canadian War Museum, but there may be one in Shilo, Manitoba.

We produced the 3.7-inch gun in Canada and by the end of the war, 1,740 C Mk 2 and 1,739 C Mk 3 mountings, and 5,129 loose barrels had been delivered, as well as about 6 million rds of ammo.

The 3.7 on the Ram was tested in January 1943 at Lydstep in the U.K, and the results were completely unsatisfactory. The test officer was Captain, later Lt-Col Willis Roberts, who is still alive in Fredericton NB. The gun and the tank were disassembled and returned to their normal function.

The story of the 3.7-inch AA gun in Canadian Service is the subject of an upcoming publication in the Service Publications Weapons of War series - probably early next year.
Hope I have wheeted your interest.

Regards

Doug