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.
The role of U.S. 86th Fighter Bomber Group during Allied invasion of Sicily, Italy in World War II. Aerial views of a town. Billows of smoke rise up after bombing by the 86th Fighter Bomber Group. Aerial views of a city. Bombs hit residential areas and highways and smoke rises. An aircraft strafes a highway and an explosion occurs.
The role of U.S. 86th Fighter Bomber Group during Allied invasion of Sicily, Italy in World War II. Rubble spread on an airfield after aerial bombing by the 86th Fighter Group. A soldier gets on a damaged aircraft. A soldier gets onto a damaged Italian Macchi MC 202 aircraft. An insignia on the side of the aircraft. A soldier removes cartridges from the aircraft.
The role of U.S. 86th Fighter Bomber Group during Allied invasion of Sicily, Italy in World War II. Men use shovel to clear rubble after an air raid by the 86th Fighter Group. Damaged buildings along a street. The men remove rubble. A sign on a building reads 'DUCE'. Debris on a street. A view of a beach and the surrounding area.
Allied invasion of Sicily, Italy during World War II. Allied soldiers at a beach and a partially sunken ship in the background. Wreckage on the beach. A wrecked steel frame structure of an aircraft at the beach. Allied soldiers examine the structure. Two boys get in the cockpit of the aircraft and try to pose as pilots. A boy jumps into the sea. The boys swim in water.
View from below of American soldiers atop an Italian artillery blockhouse, at Cape Rasocolmo, Sicily, Italy during World War 2. A tall radio antenna extends above the structure. View from the blockhouse as U.S. soldiers lower and fold up a flag of the Kingdom of Italy. The Mediterrean Sea in background. A soldier climbs atop a tracked vehicle on which a large steel drum is mounted (apparently a large searchlight). They rotate light and one soldier attempts (successfully) to move move it by hand.