This is one of only 3 surviving M65 cannons. The rounds were 280mm in diameter and flew 20 miles. The most famous of this series of cannon was known as Atomic Annie. It fired the world's first nuke cannon shell at White Sands Test Range. @ of the survivors are at Ft. Sill OK and this on over...
The now famous ,but then just another B-29 superfortress on the island of Tinian. The one exception was, it was parked out and away from all the other planes ,and under a 24 hour a day armed marine guard.The plane was named after the pilots mother. Colonel Paul Tibbets was the pilot of this...
Another shot of Atomic Annie, the 280mm Atomic cannon. The tractor on the left is the puller and the one on the right is the pusher. It was never used in war even though there were conventional rounds for the weapon.
A good color shot of Atomic Annie, the 280mm Atomic cannon. The tractor on the left is the puller and the one on the right is the pusher. It was never used in war even though there were conventional rounds for the weapon.
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