P00444.065
Photograph P00444.065 Second World War, 1939-1945HMAS GASCOYNE 1943-12-28. GUNNERY CREWS PREPARE FOR PRACTICE FIRING OF THE SHIPS OERLIKON ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)

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HMAS GASCOYNE 1943-12-28. OERLIKON ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS ARE TEST FIRED ABOARD THE RIVER CLASS FRIGATE, HMAS GASCOYNE. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)
HMAS GASCOYNE 1943-12-28. GUNNERY CREWS PREPARE FOR PRACTICE FIRING OF THE SHIPS OERLIKON ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)

HMAS GASCOYNE 1943-12-28. 4" GUN CREW ABOARD HMAS GASCOYNE ARE SHOWN AT GUNNERY PRACTICE. NOTE THE LACK OF ANTI-FLASH GEAR AND RESPIRATORS THAT WOULD NORMALLY BE WORN AT BATTLE STATIONS. (NAVAL HISTOR

1943-11. ELEVATED VIEW FROM THE MAST OF THE AMIDSHIPS SECTION OF THE FRIGATE HMAS GASCOYNE DURING HER SEA TRIALS. NOTE THE THREE STARBOARD SIDE 20 MM OERLIKON AA GUNS. A PORT SIDE OERLIKON IS VISIBLE

TWO MEMBERS OF A 20MM OERLIKON ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN CREW ON THE FRIGATE HMAS GASCOYNE DURING WORLD WAR 2. NOTE THEIR RESPIRATORS AND THE BAG SLUNG BELOW THE GUN TO CATCH THE USED CARTRIDGE CASES. (NAVAL

1943-12-28. A 4 INCH GUN CREW TRAINING ABOARD THE FRIGATE HMAS GASCOYNE. THEY ARE WEARING GAS MASKS. THE RANGE DIAL IS AT THE TOP LEFT. NOTE THE LARGE BALANCE WEIGHT IN THE CENTRE, TO THE LEFT OF THE

HMAS BATAAN WWII. TEST FIRING OF THE DESTROYER'S ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUNS. IN THWE LEFT FOREGROUND CAN BE SEEN AN OERLIKON ANTI-AIRCRAFT GUN AND SET AMIDSHIPS IS A MULTIPLE-BARREL HIGH-ANGLE POM POM GUN. (N
