Long Cecil [SEP] manufacturer
Long Cecil
Long Cecil is a single cannon, designed by George Labram, an American citizen, and built in the workshops of the De Beers mining company in Kimberley for use by the British during the Siege of Kimberley in the Second Boer War.
In 1902, during Cecil Rhodes' funeral procession in Cape Town, his coffin was carried on top of the Long Cecil carriage. Today the gun is located on the stylobate (facing the Free State) of the Honoured Dead Memorial in Kimberley.
At some time
was assigned to these home ports, effective on the dates shown:
- NAS Jacksonville – 01 Sep 1950
- NAAS Cecil Field – 19 Sep 1950
- NAS Jacksonville – 13 Oct 1952
- NAS Cecil Field – 18 Feb 1963
Aircraft Assignment.
The squadron first received the following aircraft on the dates shown:
- F4U-5 "Corsair" – Sep 1950
- F4U-4 "Corsair" – 01 Dec 1951
- F2H-2 "Banshee" – Dec 1953
- F9F-8 "Cougar" – Apr