Lieutenant Stanley Stedt, a bombardier of the 306th Bomb Group rides a bomb. Image via BL Davies Image stamped on reverse: 'Copyright Planet News.' [stamp] Printed caption on reverse: 'AMERICAN 8TH AIR FORCE IN BRITAIN DEMONSTRATES HUGE FIRING POWER OF FORTRESSES AND THUNDERBOLTS - REMARKABLE NEW GUNSIGHT HELPS GUNNERS. American 8th Air Force in Britain demonstrates the huge firing power of its Flying Fortresses and Thunderbolt fighters at an air station "somewhere" in England". The Flying Fortress, with its 12 cannon gun, carries about 6250 shells weighing 1875 lbs. (or nearly 17cwts) besides its bomb load of 2000 lb. "cookies" or Blockbusters. The fire power of each gun is up to .650 rounds per minute, in conjunction with the new Sperry Computing gun-sight, which works out the height, range. PHOTO SHOWS: Bombardier Lieut. Stanley Stedt, of Stockholm, Maine, astride one of a bomb by the Fortresses. G. July 1943.PN.'