U.S. soldiers work on a U.S. Army Air Forces A-36 Invader aircraft in Gela, Sicily, Italy during World War II. Two U.S. soldiers work on the engine of an A-36 Invader aircraft parked on an airfield. Two soldiers take a bomb off a truck and roll it over to other soldier who installs fins. The soldiers load bombs on the A-36. The soldiers fuel the aircraft. A maintenance crew works on the aircraft. The bomb is loaded under the wing of the A-36.
U.S. soldiers work on a U.S. Army Air Forces A-36 Invader aircraft in Gela, Sicily, Italy during World War II. Damaged tail section of the A-36 aircraft parked on an airfield. U.S. troops inspect the tail section. A hut made up of straw. Two soldiers crawl in the hut.
War damage in Messina, Sicily, Italy from bombing by USAAF (United States Army Air Forces) 86th Fighter Bomber Group airplanes during World War 2. American Army technical sergeant offers a cigarette to a uniformed Italian policeman sitting on a bench with him in Messina, Sicily. Closeup of the Italian Policemen smoking the cigarette. In change of scene, the sergeant points to words "Heil Rommel" written on door of a building. He points out other graffiti on walls. He walks past remains of wrecked vehicles, and pauses to look at them as the camera shows them in closeup. View of a U.S. soldier sitting at waterfront, conferring with an armed Italian provisional military policeman wearing a white armband identifying him as such. Italian citizens stand around them. A sunken steamship sits grounded in the background. View of rowboats on the beach and the sunken steamship.
Allied Invasion of Sicily, Italy during World War II. United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) Curtiss P-40 aircraft takes off from an airstrip. United States Army Air Forces B-24 Liberator heavy bomber aircraft takes off. B-24 aircraft in flight. B-24 aircraft taxis on an airfield. View of the landing gear of B-24 aircraft while its takes off. B-24s take off. Landing gear of B-24 aircraft retracts into wing. B-24s fly in formation.
Allied Invasion of Sicily, Italy during World War II. Soldiers jump from a platform during training exercises. Group of paratroopers gathered at an airfield. Aircraft parked in the background. Paratroopers walk in a single file. Soldiers enter United States Army Air Force (USAAF) Waco CG-4 military glider. Soldiers seated aboard CG-4 military glider. Paratroopers board United States Army Air Force C-47 Skytrain aircraft. C-47 aircraft takes off from an airfield. C-47s fly in formation. C-47 aircraft takes off as it tows a CG-4 military gliders. Pilots at control of CG-4 military glider. Aircraft fly in formation.
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.