Operation Infatuate II: Sherman tanks at Westkapelle

[Alex van de Wetering]

Jack Olding only did the armoured conversion. The tractors themselves were licence built in the USA but I don't know who by.

David, thanks for the correction and additional info.

I was told about 15 years ago that Caterpillar at that time denied the existence of the 1T series as 'nothing to do with us

That's pretty much the same reply I got at Chubbs in Wolverhampton, when I asked them about the Conger carrier conversion years ago! The hard part with these large firms usually is to reach someone that is actually willing to go to th archive and/or is interested in the history.

Let me add this here:

http://www.bouwmachinesvantoen-archi...de%20Braal.htm

Judging from the pictures in Jakko's link, the armoured dozers did get a custom tank to clear the armoured body.