The Canadian snowmobile, pictured with its 35 yr-old inventor, Mr. Armand Bombardier (left), M. Strong, Canadian Government Inspector (center) and Edward Wright, Canadian Government Examiner (right) on March 26, 1943. The snowmobile is a valuable piece of equipment in Canada's Army and can carry a half dozen fully equipped men at a speed of more than 25 miles and hour. Mounted on wide snowshoe like tracks with skis at the front, it is driven by a 95 Horsepower engine. AP WIDE WORLD PHOTO