FRE 7695
IMAGEA 20mm cannon mount in the nose of a B-17F Flying Fortress nicknamed "Roundtrip Jack" of the 385th Bomb Group, 14 August 1943. Official caption on image: "(GE-1-2-385)(14-8-43)(20mm Flex Cannon Nose Mount B-17F)." Handwritten caption on reverse: '#3.' Printed caption on reverse: 'View from beneath indicating how shells were ejected. Also shows the pressure switch and solenoid.'
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Units
- Unit Hierarchy: Group
- Air Force: Eighth Air Force
- Type Category: Bombardment
Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: B-17 Flying Fortress
- Nicknames: Round Trip Jack
- Unit: 385th Bomb Group 550th Bomb Squadron