Fifty Caliber Bullet Case from Dewey Hooper's B-24 Bomber
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Title
Fifty Caliber Bullet Case from Dewey Hooper's B-24 Bomber
Subject
Dewey Hooper, Elon College Class of 1940
Description
This is a photograph of a fifty caliber bullet case recovered from the wreckage of Dewey Hooper's B-24 Liberator Bomber, which crashed in Australia in December 1942. The metallic case is twisted and has jagged edges. The actual bullet or projectile (which would have been housed in the case, along with the gunpowder propellant and primer) is missing.
Creator
Rob Brown, University Communications, Elon University, Photographer
Source
Dewey Hooper Collection, Mss.Coll,011
Publisher
Archives & Special Collections, Elon University
Date
Item circa 1940; photographed 2022
Contributor
Family of Dewey Hooper
Rights
Held by Elon University
Format
JPG
Language
English
Type
Realia
Identifier
Mss.Coll.011, Folder 1:13; AR038
Coverage
Second World War
Collection
Citation
Rob Brown, University Communications, Elon University, Photographer, “Fifty Caliber Bullet Case from Dewey Hooper's B-24 Bomber,” Elon University Archives and Special Collections, accessed April 27, 2024, https://belkarchives.omeka.net/items/show/102.