DARWIN, NT. 1942-11-12. PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN FROM BEHIND A 3.7 INCH ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN OF THE 14TH ...

Place Oceania: Australia, Northern Territory, Darwin
Accession Number 027794
Collection type Photograph
Object type Negative
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
Copyright

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DARWIN, NT. 1942-11-12. PHOTOGRAPH TAKEN FROM BEHIND A 3.7 INCH ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN OF THE 14TH AUSTRALIAN HEAVY ANTI-AIRCRAFT BATTERY WHEN THE CREW WERE READY FOR FIRING. SERGEANT J. MC. AGNEW IS ON THE EXTREME RIGHT. THE BATTERY CONSISTS OF FOUR 3.7 INCH GUNS, WITH ONE BEFORE GUN FOR DEFENCE OF THE GUN POSITIONS FROM LOW-FLYING AIRCRAFT.