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by rhinds » Sat Dec 24, 2011 10:47 pm
I believe this weapon was built in Canada for the British Admiralty during WWII.
My email (Canada) is
robert.hinds@bell.net.
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by Byron Angel » Sun Dec 25, 2011 1:40 pm
rhinds wrote:WWII Anti Aircraft Gun.jpg
I believe this weapon was built in Canada for the British Admiralty during WWII.
My email (Canada) is
robert.hinds@bell.net.
Great photo, even when magnified. It appears to be a quadruple 2pdr pom-pom mount Mk7p. See Campbell's "Naval Weapons of World War Two" for a corresponding diagram.
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by RNfanDan » Mon Dec 26, 2011 12:02 am
Very common weapons on destroyers and other warships where "full-size" 8-bbl pom pom mountings could not be accomodated space-wise, weight-wise, or both.
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hangar is designed to shelter and service aircraft.
A hanger is not.
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