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IWM caption reads : "3-inch gun crew of 303rd Battery, 99th Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, in action at Hayes Common in Kent, May 1940."
Comment : This appears to be a QF 3 inch 20 cwt gun.

Español: La descripción del Museo Imperial de la Guerra dice: Dotación de un cañón de 3 pulgadas de la 303ª Batería, 99º Regimiento Antiaéreo, Artillería Real, en acción en Hayes Common (Kent), en mayo de 1940.
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current01:50, 29 November 2011Thumbnail for version as of 01:50, 29 November 2011604 × 799 (62 KB)Rcbutcherreplaced with new higher-resolution version from IWM
17:46, 24 September 2011Thumbnail for version as of 17:46, 24 September 2011266 × 350 (62 KB)Tamba52removed watermark
02:24, 28 November 2007Thumbnail for version as of 02:24, 28 November 2007266 × 350 (93 KB)Rcbutcher{{Information |Description=IWM caption reads : "3-inch gun crew of 303rd Battery, 99th Anti-Aircraft Regiment, Royal Artillery, in action at Hayes Common in Kent, May 1940." <br>Comment : This appears to be a QF 3 inch 20 cwt gun.