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File:12inchMkIVickersRailwayGunCorbie1918.jpeg

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12 inch Mk IX gun on the Vickers Mk I railway carriage. Note the location of the recoil buffers above the barrel and the distinctive gun carriage, and inside-framed bogies. This is the gun with the diamond-shaped frame seen from the side.
See also Image:12inchMkIXRailwayGunVickersMkIProyart28August1918.jpeg for another view of this gun.
Location : Corbie, France.


NOTE : This version of the photograph has brightness and contrast artificially increased to highlight details.
Date circa 1918
date QS:P,+1918-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
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This image is available from the Collection Database of the Australian War Memorial under the ID Number:
H03347
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Donor Mr Hobden
Author Photograph taken by a member of the 1st Australian Army Divisional Train.
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