A Coast Defence - an 18-pounder anti-aircraft gun, Tyneside, 1917 Art.IWMART1263, John Lavery

A coast defence - an 18-pounder anti-aircraft gun, tyneside, 1917 image: searchlights scan the night sky over the coast at an anti-aircraft installation. One of the two guns is firing, with the flash from the barrel illuminating the scene. Date: 1917 (First World War).