This Victorian Anti-Aircraft and Searchlight Memorial is located at the Highpoint West Shopping Centre, Rosamond Road, Maribyrnong. This memorial plaque commemorates the site as the headquarters of the Anti-Aircraft Searchlight Companies that defended Melbourne during the Second World War. The units trained in Maribyrnong and went on to serve in various locations, including Darwin, New Guinea, Borneo, Java, and the Middle East.This monument commemorates that this site during World War Two was the headquarters of the anti-aircraft searchlight companies engaged in the defence of Melbourne.5602.01 - Highpoint City - 1939 - 1945 Anti-aircraft Memorial Site 2023 Photo 01.JPGhighpoint city, maribyrnong, anti aircraft memorial, highpoint west, searchlight, wordl war 1939 - 1945, rosamond road

40mm Anti-aircraft field gunSerial No P-10601field gun/anti-aircraft gun

Anti-aircraft gun from HMAS Shropshire.40mm Bofors serial No 526anti-aircraft / naval gun

Heavy Anti-aircraft field gun,towable frame.field gun/anti-aircraft gun

This item is on display in the gardens of the Bendigo District RSL Havilah Road. Refer photo .1) for details re manufacture, history and use..1) Plaque metal black on a stand with white text re details of the item. .2) Bofor 40 mm Anti Aircraft Gun M11 painted light green, mounted on a four wheeled base towed item.brsl, smirsl, bdrslinc, bofor, 40 mm, anti aircraft

Ill, p.172.non-fictionThe American and Australian ack ack brigade in New Guinesworld war 1939-1945 - anti-aircraft artillery, world war 1939-1945 - campaigns - new guinea

Shell for the Cannone da 75/46 C.A. modello 34. This gun fired a 6.5kg shell to an effective range/height 8,500 metres. Australians encountered these weapons in North Africa from 1941 to 1942. Brass shell with cast iron projectile.S M I 14-6-39 L.7 U.T.A.N FIRENZEworld war two, ww2, second world war, italian, north africa, north africa campaign, cannone da 75/46 c.a. modello 34, 75mm anti-aircraft round

The Bofors 40 mm gun, often referred to simply as the Bofors gun, is an anti-aircraft autocannon designed in the 1930s by the Swedish arms manufacturer AB Bofors. It was one of the most popular medium-weight anti-aircraft systems during World War II, used by most of the western Allies as well as some captured systems being used by the Axis powers. A small number of these weapons remain in service to this day, and saw action as late as the Persian Gulf War.Brass shell casing 40 mm. and gold coloured plaque with black writing.40mm. MK4. LOT 428 MF A^N 1955. Plaque: Bofers 40mm Mk II Anti-Aircraft Gun Dated 1955.anti-aircraft gun, shell casing, brass, wwii, world war 2, bofers

Presented to 8/13 Victorian Mounted Rifles by Lieutenant Colonel M W L Fairless in recognition of his former regiment 9th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment. Lieutenant Colonel Fairless moved to Albury with his civilian employment and transferred to 8/13 VMR which he commanded 1965-1969.Representative of citizen soldiers transferring between regiments in consquence of relocation with their civilian employment.Wooden plaque with the badge and title of the 9th Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment attached to it together with a presentation label.Presented by / Lt Col M W L Fairless EDmilitary, anti-aircraft, officer, plaque, artillery, fairless

The Bofors 40 mm gun, often referred to simply as the Bofors gun, is an anti-aircraft/multi-purpose autocannon designed in the 1930s by the Swedish arms manufacturer AB Bofors. It was one of the most popular medium-weight anti-aircraft systems during World War II, used by most of the western Allies as well as by the Axis powers. The shells were manufactured according to a British design after it was discovered that the Swedish shells had much too sensitive a contact fuse, "which functioned on impact with rain drops". Although the shells could nominally reach out to 11,000 yards (10,000 meters), almost all the shells manufactured had self-destroying tracers that detonated the rounds at a range of 4000-5000 yards (3700-4600 meters.) This helped prevent friendly fire incidents or other collateral damage. In addition to the TNT bursting charge, the shell contained a pellet of powdered magnesium and aluminum as an incendiary. Production of ammunition peaked at 12 million rounds per month in the winter of 1944. Ammunition type Contact fused HE/incendiary fixed shell. AP shells were also available. Projectile weight 1.985 lb 0.80 kg Velocity 2890 feet/s 881 m/s Maximum elevation 90 degrees Range 11,000 yards 10,000 meters Altitude 22,800 feet 6950 meters Rate of fire 120 rounds per minuteCollected by Norman Hall D.J Hall 17455 RAN2 shells (complete) for a Bofors 40mm Anti Aircraft Gun used by the R.A.N.See Imagesbofors 40 mm, anti aircraft gun, shell, r.a.n. bofors gun, world war ii, wwii, norman hall

The Bofors gun (which fired this round) was designed in the 1930s by AB Bofors, a Swedish arms manufacturer. It proved to be one of the most successful light anti-aircraft guns used during World War II. Apart from being used by most of the Allied forces, captured guns were used by the Germans and Japanese. The Bofors had a rate of fire between 80 - 100 rounds per minute when hand-loaded via 4-round clips. Effective maximum range was approx. 3,800m. On land, the guns were mounted singly on numerous types of chassis whilst Naval guns were either single or dual mountings. A few countries still use the Bofors Gun to this day.Brass case with iron/steel projectile

Anti aircraft ammunition used in WW2WW2 20mm Mark 2 cartridge with projectile end cut off20 MM MK 2 1943world war 2, ww2, world war 11, world war two, ammunition, anti aircraft, ww11

WWII Japanese anti aircraft shells removed from magazines beside a gun at Balikpapan a port city on the island of Borneo, in Indonesia by RUSSELL A EBDON VX123702Two Anti aircraft shells, brass cases, black metal projectile with copper collar.arms - ammunition, military history, passchendaele barracks trust

Book

Relates to an ANTI AIRCRAFT PREDICTOR - VICKERS NO.1 MK111 - piece of Military equipment on display in the museum. Refer Cat No. 4591.Newspaper extract - facsimile copy on paper, black print on off white paper. Illustrated with photograph. Small typewritten label on paper attached to top of facsimile with metal staples. Frame - timber with mid brown stain, heavy plastic front and cardboard backing with paper tape. - handwritten information on cardboard.Top of facsimile - typewritten label - black ink. "Believed to be an extract from a "Melbourne Herald" early December 1942". On cardboard - handwritten - black ink "NEWSPAPER ARTICLE/ Newspaper article and photograph explaining how the PREDICTOR on/display in the main hall operated./ See Catalogue No: 4591"framed accessories, newspaper, military equipment, anti-aircraft, predictor

Refer Cat No. 4591 Relates to an ANTI AIRCRAFT PREDICTOR - VICKERS NO. 1 MK 111 - piece of military equipment on display in the museum.Document - typewritten, black ink on off white paper, information taken from a newspaper extract. Frame - timber with mid brown stain, heavy plastic front and cardboard backing with paper tape. Handwritten information on cardboard.On back cardboard - handwritten in black ink. "NEWSPAPER ARTICLE TRANSCRIPT/ Information detailing the/ functioning of the PREDICTOR/ on display in the main hall/ See Catalogue No: 4591".framed accessories, transcript, anti-aircraft, predictor

This item is in the gardens of the Bendigo District RSL Sub Branch Havilah Road..1WW2 era Truck painted green, open cabin with tray back, mounted on the back is a 40 mm Bofor gun.“4” - “913” - “3100682”brsl, smirsl, bdrslinc, bofor, mounted

Khaki coloured buckram hard cover, no dust cover. 172 pages, black & white photos & illustrations. books-military, photography, illustrations, ack ack

Silver Tip 1941 2PrSkipton J Hweapons, ballarat rsl, ballarat

This piece of equipment was used to predict the flight path of an aircraft in order for anti-aircraft artillery to fire accurately at an approaching enemy airborne target. A crew of six operated the machine with information ready to be relayed to a gun within 50 seconds. The predictor was manufactured at the Commonwealth Government Ordnance Factory, Maribyrnong.The item is made primarily from metal, is square shaped and bolted to a wooden base. Numerous hand operated wheel dials attached to gauges which input information related to wind speed, bearings and elevation are visible. Each of the four sides has a specific task with three sides being labelled - Elevation Unit, Wind Calculator, Bearing Unit. The item is housed in a glass and wood display case. Attached to the front of the display case: 'VICKERS A.A. PREDICTOR No1 MK III MANUFACTURED BY ORDNANCE FACTORY MARIBYRNONG'pedictor, military equipment, ordnance, anti-aircraft guns