Ruins of Sicily after Allied bombings of World War II. Wrecked boats and a sunken ship at a beach in Sicily. Italian kids walk through debris on a beach. Men examine a large wrecked boat. Italian boys in a wrecked boat. Boys swim.
U.S. soldiers lower and fold up a flag of the Kingdom of Italy, from atop a tower overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, at Cape Rasocolmo, Sicily, Italy, 15 km from Messina, during World War 2. They examine a large searchlight mounted on a tracked vehicle. They rotate it. The American soldiers uncover a grass camouflaged listening device (used to locate planes before the invention of the radar). A U.S. Army Sergeant occupies the operator's position and checks its movement controls. Soldiers pull grass camouflaging another large piece of equipment related to artillery (perhaps a type of radar). Scene shifts to view from hills overlooking the waterfront with town and port facilities. An American soldier takes photographs of the scene. Sequence shifts to views from a boat (unseen) moving slowly in the water off the coast. Buildings seen perched on the hillside and summit. Unusually shaped rock formations in the water at base of the cliffs. View from hilltop, of farmland in valley below.
Bombing missions of U.S. Army Air Forces A-36 Invader dive bombers of 86th Fighter Bomber Group over Sicily during World War II. Nose of A-36 parked at an airfield. A-36s in flight. A-36 dives in. A-36s in flight.
A railroad station in Sicily after bombings by U.S. Army Air Forces A-36 Invader dive bombers of 86th Fighter Bomber Group during World War II. Damage caused to railroad station with debris spread around th station. Sign reads 'Taormina-Giardini'. U.S. soldier inspects a railroad car. Damaged locomotives and railroad cars.
Shore area and a fort in Sicily after Allied bombings during World War II. Shoreline of Sicily. Exteriors of a building along the shore. USAAF (United States Army Air Forces) sign on the door of a building. Cliffs on beach area. Road leading to the fort. Small craft moves on water off the coast.
Messina railway station and port in Sicily after bombings done by U.S. Army Air Forces A-36 Invader dive bombers of 86th Fighter Bomber Group during World War II. Damage caused to harbor area with debris outside a building. A painting shows Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini. Interiors of a building. Bombed building and harbor facilities. U.S. soldier stands next to Nazi German NSV sign (National Socialist People's Welfare Organization) identifying a service station. He looks at a booklet, perhaps to translate the sign (bahnhofsdienst). More views of destruction from the bombing.
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