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3.7" HAA gun at moment of full recoil

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Fonds / Collection
Rupert Harrison photograph collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
photograph
textual record
Date
[ca. 1943]
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of members of the 28th A/A Battery (Type 2H) RCA CA standing by the 3.7 " Heavy Artillery Aircraft Gun. The gun is at full recoil after the shell had exploded. The photograph is accompanied by a brief history of the 21st A/A Battery (Type 2H) RCA CA and short biographies of its…
Repository
West Vancouver Archives
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Fonds / Collection
Rupert Harrison photograph collection
Description Level
Item
GMD
photograph
textual record
Date
[ca. 1943]
Scope and Content
Item is a photograph of members of the 28th A/A Battery (Type 2H) RCA CA standing by the 3.7 " Heavy Artillery Aircraft Gun. The gun is at full recoil after the shell had exploded. The photograph is accompanied by a brief history of the 21st A/A Battery (Type 2H) RCA CA and short biographies of its officers.
Physical Description
1 photograph : b&w copy print ; 24 x 19 cm
8 p.
Reference Code
CA BWVA C030-S01-IT1211
Item Number
1211.WVA.RAH
Accession Number
2000-028
Subject Access
Armed Forces
Occupations - Military Personnel
Wars - World War II, 1939-1945
Notes
Title based on the contents of the image.
Item is a copy stand reproduction of an original loaned to Rupert Harrison.
Annotation on verso: "3.7" HAA gun at moment of full recoil after shell has exploded, note extreme (maximum) firing angle and faces of gun crew registering the noice and feeling from sound of firing.
The 21st Battery later became the 211th Battery, 43rd MAA Regiment, RCA.
The author of this document is unknown.
Copyright / Terms of Use
Public domain. No restrictions on access or reproduction.
Repository
West Vancouver Archives
Other Reference Number
1215.WVA.RAH
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Photograph is available as a TIF (40 MB).
Accompanying document is available as a PDF (0.7 MB).
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