Lightning Torpedo Company
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Company typePrivate
IndustryOil and gas
Founded1933
Defunct1952
 Lightning Torpedo Company truck | |
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Oil and gas |
| Founded | 1933 |
| Defunct | 1952 |
| Headquarters | Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S. |
Key people | Francis "Tug" Irving (manager, owner) |
| Products | Oil well shooting, nitroglycerin |
The Lightning Torpedo Company was an oil well shooting and operating company based in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, during the 1930s and 1940s oil rush till the early 1950s.[1][2] The company grew under the leadership of Francis "Tug" Irving, a prominent oil well shooter and operator in Oklahoma during that period.[3]
