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39 photos tagged antiaircraftgun, from 8 members of Flickr Commons.

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• aaa
• cannon
• worldwarone
• thegreatwar
• greatwar
• worldwari
• wwi
• ww1
• firstworldwar
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• propaganda
• warphotography
• photojournalism
• worldwar19141918campaignswesternfront
• organization:library=nationallibraryofscotland
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• SDASM Archives 16 photos
• The Library of Congress 8 photos
• National Library of Scotland 8 photos
• SMU Libraries Digital Collections 2 photos
• North East Museums 2 photos
• National Library of Ireland on The Commons 1 photo
• The Library of Virginia 1 photo
• Université de Caen Normandie 1 photo

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Adm. Twinings aeroplane gun (LOC)

from The Library of Congress

• BobMeade said:

  Speculation: Looks like an anti-aircraft gun.. I don't think any aeroplane of the day could have carried that armament, but a naval ship could have done so.

• Pixel Wrangler said:

  Please see this New York Times article of September 24, 1911, that describes Rear Admiral Nathan C. Twining's invention of a "naval aeroplane gun" that was successfully tested at Indian Head. Please note the likely correct spelling of "Twining". "Nathan Crook Twining (1869 – 1924) was an admiral of the United States Navy. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1889. He served in the Spanish-American War, the bombardment of Vera Cruz, Mexico in 1914, and World War I. --Wikipedia "In 1943, the destroyer USS Twining (DD-540) was named in his honor."

Bofors Gun Mounting at the Scotswood Works

from North East Museums

• optimal chicken said:

  I hadn't realised they made these.

• Stephen Tindle said:

  What a lovely piece of lethal machinery. The electronics age has removed much of the splendour of machinery.

• Billy Embleton said:

  A real complex bit of kit.

AL-145 W.J. O'Dwyer World War One Image

from SDASM Archives

• Seth Gaines said:

  French mobile 75mm AA gun.