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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."

joyce secciani wasp image Anti Aircraft

from SDASM Archives

  • Ken Glaze said:
    Given this is labeled as "Tracking with the 90", I have reason to believe that this is actually a photo of the 89th Coast Artillery Regiment, Antiaircraft, Military District of Washington, Eastern Defense Command. This unit trained with both the 40mm Bofors and the 90mm AA gun. This was an experiment in using women as defensive gunners. Reference: THE MILITARY HISTORY OF WASHINGTON IN THE WAR YEARS, 1942 – 1945, by William H. Cartwright, Jr.
  • Rachel Wright said:
    Ken Glaze
    What a fun fact about women serving during WW2. The picture above though is definitely Camp Davis, as noted in the description WASP were sent there to tow targets for the men who were training - Camp Davis was an important antiaircraft training center during World War II.

    Here are some additional photos from the same event that show a little more detail and can be traced to WASP history.

    twudigital.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p214coll...
    twudigital.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p214coll...

Ending our week with a BANG!

from National Library of Ireland on The Commons