Oerlikon 20mm anti-aircraft cannon (multiple)

I photographed these Oerlikon 20mm anti-aircraft cannon examples at Omaha Beach, Dunkirk, Brussels and the World War II Flight Training Museum in Douglas GA.

These Swiss-designed blowback-operated autocannon served as a primary anti-aircraft weapon for Allied and Axis navies during World War II.


Oerlikon 20mm anti-aircraft cannon

Douglas, Georgia 2024


Oerlikon 20mm anti-aircraft cannon

Normandy Omaha Beach Museum 2026


Oerlikon 20mm anti-aircraft cannon

Brussels Military Museum 2026


Oerlikon 20mm anti-aircraft cannon

Fort Dunes Dunkirk, France 2026