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Gun and crew of 13 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (13 Infantry Brigade), Sicily, Italy

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Gun and crew of 13 Light Anti-Aircraft Regiment (13 Infantry Brigade), Sicily, Italy
Italy
1943/09/06
1940-1959
Sheffield Newspapers Ltd

This gun crew, lead by Sergeant Morris, shot down 31 certains and 10 probables during the Battle of Sicily. They claimed in September 1943 to hold the world record for shootings down by an anti-aircraft gun.

See Sheffield at War: a Pictorial Account, 1939-45, published by The Star (Lcoal Studies Library: 940.5442 SQ)

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