Press Photo WW2 18 " Boche Buster Railway Gun Bishopsbourne 30. 8. 41 C
Item History & Price
ALL Photos ARE ORIGINAL FROM THE TIME, THEY ARE NOT MODERN REPRINTS.I COMBINE POSTAGE IF BUYING MULTIPLE ITEMS.SIZE IN CENTIMETRES - 12cm x 9cm.SUBJECT - HMG Boche Buster 18" Howitzer Railway Gun of Southern Command, No 11 Super Heavy Battery Royal Artillery at Bishopsbourne, Kent. Measures 60 ft from breech to nozzle, and weighs over 300 tons, it can also fire a shell over 20 miles - Lieut. Tanner, the photographer, seen crawling out of the huge barrel of H.M.G. Boche B...uster. (c). DATE - 30.8.1941.DATE - Many of these photos have either Censored, War Office or secret on the reverse (not all). They all have a reference number on the reverse. ref H13199PAYMENT MUST BE MADE WITHIN 10 DAYS.
