Demonstration of US Army's new anti-aircraft gun, Norfolk

Aug. 13, 1954 - Demonstration of the US Army's New 75 mm Skysweeper Anti-Aircraft Gun. The United States Army's new 75mm skysweeper, a large caliber automatic anti-aircraft artillery weapon, was fired at radio controlled and towed targets before high ranking British Army officials and members of the press, at Wayborne, Norfolk, today. The new gun which can find and track approaching aircraft as far away as 15 miles, is capable of firing on and defeating air targets as far away as four miles. The weapon, equipped with radar, computer and gun all one carriage, operates day or night regardless of weather conditions, even when aircraft are invisible in a blanketing fog. Photo shows (L-R) Major General G G Fanshawe, CB, DSO, CBE, General Officer Commanding 1st Anti-Aircraft Commander of the 32nd AAA Brigade and LT-Gen. Sir Maurice S. Chilton, KBE, CB, General Officer Commander-in-Chief of the British AA Command, watching the demonstration today at Wayborne, Norfolk

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32nd 75mm Anti-aircraft Approaching Armys Automatic Blanketing Caliber Capable Chilton Commanding Controlled Defeating Equipped Fanshawe Fired Invisible Operates Radar Ranking Regardless Skysweeper Sweeper Targets Towed

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