{"id":92435,"date":"2025-03-15T02:00:33","date_gmt":"2025-03-15T06:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=92435"},"modified":"2024-11-19T19:06:09","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T00:06:09","slug":"canadas-unique-ww2-rocket-artillery-the-land-mattress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2025\/03\/15\/canadas-unique-ww2-rocket-artillery-the-land-mattress\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada\u2019s Unique WW2 Rocket Artillery: The Land Mattress"},"content":{"rendered":"<p align=\"center\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"854\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/q1I59oOExqg?si=CZgzVzeU9xn_6ENy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>OTD Military History<\/strong><br \/>\nPublished 12 Nov 2022<\/p>\n<p>The Land Mattress, officially known as Projector, Rocket 3-inch, No 8 Mk 1, was the Canadian rocket launcher used during World War 2. The last surviving example is on display at the \u202a@CanWarMus\u202c.<br \/>\n<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Land Mattress Mug: <a href=\"https:\/\/my-store-e4519b.creator-spring.com\/listing\/mattress-thingie-mug\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/my-store-e4519b.creator-sprin&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>More information about the Land Mattress: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbDZDLUdMVTlKMW02bGM5dENCa0ZJSXFrdmJhQXxBQ3Jtc0tscVRWbXNjV0VManp1UXFteHNibjFVNjR0YUROUGJ4UDcybWhJSWpONjAyekp0LUY1SmYxSW5ZMnlOV0J5UlVBRjlSeXA0SFgyRUZJZmRuUFE0dllrcHV3bExUb2lraG8zWkdTeTFqU1ZYY1hfY25OUQ&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Ffriends-amis.org%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2020%2F10%2FFS04_land_mattress_E.pdf&#038;v=q1I59oOExqg\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/friends-amis.org\/wp-content\/u&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thank you to the OTD&#8217;s Team Members: Kevin, George W Newman, sheldrake6 <\/p>\n<p>Amazon Affiliate Page (where I recommend book and products and earn a commission if you purchase from it): <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&#038;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbDdKTHJGUG5Sdm00dlFMaEpBTEg0QTJOZVAtZ3xBQ3Jtc0trajV4UmZnLTFFTGJyT1ZrY25lb3VnMVphNGhSdXNtNnFmeG9pNUo4OWJtYVBnSmd3VURnTzYyUjljODBsZ2JOU2lycWhFQTUtNWJtbWQyVjRReGlJQ2dTSzZwREE2ODN4YkNJN1JleVExQnJpcTl6cw&#038;q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.ca%2Fshop%2Fotdcanadianmilitaryhistory&#038;v=q1I59oOExqg\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.amazon.ca\/shop\/otdcanadia&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>#LandMattress #rocketlauncher #worldwarii<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>OTD Military History Published 12 Nov 2022 The Land Mattress, officially known as Projector, Rocket 3-inch, No 8 Mk 1, was the Canadian rocket launcher used during World War 2. 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