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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M-422 Military Jeep on the Internet

Daryl Bensinger is considered the leading expert on the Mighty Mite. His web page has a number of photos of his restored USMC jeeps.

The Development of the M422 provides all the background on the history of the M422 and M422A1.

The Mighty Mite Page has all the specifications for the M-422.

This page from Webshots has a nice collection of M422 photos.

Find More Information on the Internet

There are many fine websites that have additional information on this topic, too many to list here and too many to keep up with as they come and go. Use this Google web search form to get an up to date report of what's out there.

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