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English: 16 inch gun and projectile at Fort John Custis, later Cape Charles Air Force Station, now Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge, Cape Charles, Virginia, USA. The gun is a spare gun tube from the USS Missouri., which was mounted aboard the battleship in September 1945 at the formal surrender of Japan. It is not the same gun used in the US Army coastal fortification when it was active.
Français : Canon de 16 pouces et projectile à Fort John Custis, futur poste de l'armée de l'air du cap Charles, aujourd'hui réserve naturelle de la côte est de la Virginie, Cape Charles, Virginie, États-Unis
Date 2-13-09-07
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Author Acroterion
Camera location37° 07′ 47.06″ N, 75° 57′ 42.68″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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16 inch gun and projectile at Fort John Custis, later Cape Charles Air Force Station, now Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge, Cape Charles, Virginia, USA

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