Original British Victorian Leather Cannon Caisson Storage Trunk with Iron Fittings U.S. Army 18 November 1943

18 November 1943

with mounting brackets

deployed to the European theater of operations (ETO) as one of the initial heavy bomber squadrons assigned to VIII Bomber Command in England

1st and 3rd Air Divisions are attacking communication centers and 2AD targets are armament and heavy ordnance

individual aircraft bore personal markings affixed by their pilots

Original British Victorian Leather Cannon Caisson Storage Trunk with Iron Fittings U.S. Army 18 November 1943Original Item. Only One Available. This came to us out of NEPAL together with the Palace Purchase of 2003. It is a very heavy brown leather trunk that attaches to a Cannon's Caisson to carry Ammunition, tools and whatever else the Gunner's needed to operate and service their Field Gun. The interior divided into compartments specially designed for various articles. The trunk attached to slats underneath and iron hooks and rings for attachment of