The role of U.S. Army Air Forces 86th Fighter Bomber Group during Allied invasion of Sicily, Italy in World War II. Smoke rises as aircraft of the 86th Fighter Group shell an area. Aerial views of an area as smoke rises due to strafing.
The role of U.S. Army Air Forces 86th Fighter Bomber Group during Allied invasion of Sicily, Italy in World War II. U.S. Army Air Forces A-36 Invader aircraft in flight. Aerial views of fields and houses. The aircraft in flight over Sicily. Bombs are released and billows of smoke rise up.
Allied invasion of Sicily, Italy during World War II. A heap of fuel barrels and fuel tankers in the background. Men fill the barrels with a hose. A man opens lids of the barrels to fill them with fuel. A man operates a foot pump. A man fills jerricans. A man handles a hose. Barrels are stacked in a truck. They fall from the truck. A man signals and a truck loaded with barrels backs up. The barrels fall on the ground.
The role of U.S. 86th Fighter Bomber Group during Allied invasion of Sicily, Italy in World War II. Aerial view as smoke rises due to bombing of Sicily by the 86th Fighter Bomber Group. A ship in a harbor is strafed and smoke rises.
The role of U.S. 86th Fighter Bomber Group during Allied invasion of Sicily, Italy in World War II. A damaged Nazi aircraft on a field. Rubble spread around the aircraft. Allied soldiers examine the wreckage. A soldier looks at a picture of a German pilot and his badge. The soldiers examine the wreckage. Another damaged Nazi aircraft. The soldiers examine its wreckage. They look at a revolver recovered from the wreckage.
The role of U.S. 86th Fighter Bomber Group during Allied invasion of Sicily, Italy in World War II. A damaged Italian aircraft. Damaged aircraft parts on a field and a hangar in the background. A shell hole in a wall. The shadow of a guard on the wall. A picture of Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini on a wall.