United States Army Air Forces Major General Claire Lee Chennault Commander of the 14th Air Force in China during World War II. Airmen of the 14th Air Force lined up on a field with aircraft in the background. Chennault inspects the 14th Air Force. A Captain with a medal pinned onto him. Chinese pilots shake hands with Major General Chennault. In Washington DC Major General Chennault receives the Mitchell Trophy for the services rendered by the 14th Air Force. U.S. Army Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft in flight and drop bombs over Sicily and Sardinia in Italy. Explosions occur.
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 at an airfield in North Africa. Propellers of the aircraft rotate. The aircraft taxi along a field before taking off. Another A-36 aircraft as its propellers rotate. The aircraft taxis down the air field.
The role of U.S. Army Air Forces 86th Fighter Bomber Group during Allied invasion of Sicily, Italy in World War II. Technicians work on the engine of a U.S. Army Air Forces A-36 Invader aircraft at an airfield in North Africa. Men push a bomb on a trolley near an aircraft. Men load the bomb under a wing. They write on the bomb. Bombs on a trolley as a man unloads a bomb and places it on the ground. Another man works on a jerrican. He empties the contents of the jerrican.
The role of U.S. Army Air Forces 86th Fighter Bomber Group during Allied invasion of Sicily, Italy in World War II. Aerial views of the bombing of Sicily. Bombs impact and billows of smoke rise up. USAAF A-36 Invader aircraft return to an airfield in North Africa after the bombing mission. An aircraft taxis after landing. Another aircraft comes in and lands.
The role of United States Army Air Forces 86th Fighter Bomber Group during Allied invasion of Sicily, Italy in World War II. Airmen of 86th Fighter Bomber Group unload bombs from an aircraft in North Africa. Soldiers place bombs on a trolley. Two soldiers give a bunch of grapes to an officer.
Allied invasion of Sicily, Italy during World War II. Allied convoy of ships underway in the Mediterranean Sea between Gela and Scoglitti. Landing crafts circle around the ships. A soldier comes down a landing net alongside a ship. Ships anchored off the coast of Sicily. A barge comes alongside a ship.