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For the uninitiated, this sailor of British destroyer is carrying two belts of pom pom ammunition

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For the uninitiated, this sailor of British destroyer is carrying two belts of pom pom ammunition

Date6/28/1941

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Toronto Star (Firm) (publisher)

Unknown (photographer)

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Original Toronto Star caption: For the uninitiated; this sailor of British destroyer is carrying two belts of pom pom ammunition. These deadly anti-aircraft weapons deliver a stream of 21-pound shells at the rate of 200 a minute which burst directly in the path of attacking enemy planes.

Subject

Weapons industry

World War, 1939-1945

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Photographs

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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives

CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive

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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)

Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0019365F

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