Bren gun crew from the Manchester Regiment.
Photo courtesy of Rita Lyons.
Anti - Aircraft
Bren gun crew from the Manchester Regiment.
Photo courtesy of Rita Lyons.
| Early in 1941 Brigadier Sadler, an experienced
artillery officer arrived in Malta to take charge of anti-aircraft defences.
He quickly organised the harbour guns to fire at fixed heights & angles
so that no gaps were left. Guns were brought in from outlying areas to
strengthen the saturation. This was only just completed in time as the
German bombers arrived to concentrate their attack on the crippled Illustrious
berthed in Grand Harbour. This area was called a box barrage or more commonly referred to as the 'Junkers serenade'. It was the most powerful concentrated barrage in any theatre of the war. |
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Bren gun mounted on tripod in
use as an anti aircraft weapon. These 3 photos are of the Manchester
Regiment. |
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Photo courtesy of Arthur Pannell
