40 mm Bofors AA guns made in GB and US

[Godwin Hampton]

Originally posted by Stellan Bojerud
Who is he? Not the man in bowler hat but the officer standing to the left (on the picture right) to the Prime Minister?

Gen Sir Frederic Pile, GOC British AA Defence?

The officer left in forage cap. Which unit had such multi-colour caps?

The wheels has six bolts wich suggest that this is a Polish-made Mk I gun or possibly an early made British Mk I.

Stellan, look at the photo:

The bombardier ( corporal to you infantry guys ) has pulled the quick traverse lever back and has been or will be traversing the gun by pulling it round onto another target. The lever, when raised, disengages the drive to allow the mounting to be swung round.

When using the predictor, this method could be used to align the gun with the predictor. An indicator would show which way to turn and when they were aligned and the lever was then folded down again to re-engage the drive