Today in WW II: 16 May 1940 US Pres. Roosevelt asks Congress for funding to build 50,000 airplanes per year, a startling undertaking at the time. More ↓

16 May 1943 Royal Air Force No. 617 Squadron [The Dambusters] destroyed the MÃ¶hne and Eder dams on the Ruhr, causing catastrophic flooding [Operation Chastise, 16â€“17 May].
16 May 1943 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising ends with liquidation of the poorly equipped Jewish resistance by German Troop.
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M152 Dodge 3/4 Ton Panel Truck (G-741)

The M152 Panel Truck is a member of the M-37 Dodge 3/4 ton 4x4 Truck Family (G-741).

The panel truck version of the M37 was called the XM152 by the U.S. military, using the X prefix since it was not made standard. The M152CDN panel truck was a variant of the XM152 panel truck, made for the Canadian Army in 1954-55. It was standardized, but only about 1000 were produced.

The M152 was based on the M43 Ambulance, but with changes such as sliding side doors, single or double rear doors, side windows, etc. There were small differences between the XM152 pilot models (five built in various configurations) and the M152CDN, the only production vehicle with side windows.

M152CDN panel truck.

M152CDN panel truck. Photographed at Cedar Point Amusement Park, Sandusky, OH. Photo: Courtesy of Bob Pettit.