Allied invasion of Sicily, Italy during World War II. Ships underway in the Mediterranean Sea. Liberty ship SS Robert Rowan after being hit with an incendiary bomb dropped by a German aircraft. Explosives on the ship blow up. A huge column of black smoke rises from the ship. Other ships in the background and landing barges in the foreground. A long trail of smoke left by the burning ship.
Allied bombing of Sicily, Italy during World War II. Aerial view of a target area. Bombs are released by U.S. Army Air Forces B-24 Liberator aircraft over Gerbini Aerodrome. Bombs impact and billows of smoke rise up.
Allied soldiers in Sicily, Italy during World War II. Officers and an Electrician's Mates attend a decorative ceremony. The officers check medals and ribbons before they are presented to the soldiers. A Brigadier General pins up medals onto soldiers in a ceremony. U.S. soldiers salute the American flag as a retreat is sounded. The Brigadier General pins up medals onto two Electrician's Mates. An Electrician's Mate poses after being presented the medal. The medal on the chest of the Electrician's Mate.
Numerous aerial views of several USAAF (U.S. Army Air Forces) P-38 Lightning aircraft on bombing mission over Sicily, Italy, during World War 2. Smoke rising up from bomb strikes on the ground.
Allied Invasion of Sicily, Italy during World War II. United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber aircraft fly in formation over mountains. Aircraft strafe grasslands and coastline installations. Bombs burst. Smoke rises due to explosions.
Allied Invasion of Sicily, Italy during World War II. United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) B-24 Liberator heavy bomber aircraft fly in formation. American pilot in the cockpit. Aerial view of coastline of Sicily. B-24s drop bombs and strafe coastline installations. Bombs burst on coastline and explosions occur. Aerial view of the terrain.