Allied Invasion of Sicily, Italy during World War II. United States Army Air Force(USAAF) A-20 Havoc bomber aircraft lay smoke trails. Mountains seen in the background. Paratroopers descend and land on a field. They advance on the battlefield. Paratroopers provide medical aid to wounded paratrooper. Paratrooper talks over walkie talkie radio. Paratroopers set up a mortar.
Allied Invasion of Sicily, Italy during World War II. United States Army Air Forces C-47 Skytrain aircraft drop supplies by a parachute. C-47s fly in formation. Paratroopers jump from C-47 aircraft and descend. They land and advance on a battlefield.
Allied Invasion of Sicily, Italy during World War II. United States Army Air Forces Waco CG-4 military glider lands on an airfield. Pilots at control of CG-4 glider. Soldiers advance and fire rifles on streets. They drag a wounded soldier around the corner of a building.
The role of U.S. Army Air Forces 86th Fighter Bomber Group during Allied invasion of Sicily, Italy in World War II. Damaged buildings in Sicily after an air raid by U.S. 86th Fighter Bomber Group. Rubble on the ground. A bulldozer removes rubble. A damaged church. Bells on the top of the building. Men remove rubble. A tank pulls a barrel with a chain.
The role of U.S. Army Air Forces 86th Fighter Bomber Group during Allied invasion of Sicily, Italy in World War II. A damaged aircraft and ships in a harbor after an air raid by the 86th Fighter Bomber Group. Rubble in the harbor. A crane at the harbor. Damaged boats in the harbor. Smoke rises. U.S. soldiers examine damaged equipment. Scrap near a building. An explosion occurs and smoke rises. Damaged equipment in the foreground. Smoke rises from a heap of scrap.
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.