A group of United States Army Air Force Consolidated B-24 Liberator bombers taking off towards Foggia, Italy during World War II. Wheels retracting into B-24s as they take off. Rear view of Consolidated B-24 Liberator as it ascends. One is a Consolidated B-24 D Liberator noted as “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” of the 9th Air Force, 98th Bomb Group, and 343rd Bomb Squadron in flight.
Bombs dropping through cloud cover. Aerial view of Foggia, Italy as seen from Consolidated B-24 D Liberator “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” of the 9th Air Force, 98th Bomb Group, and 343rd Bomb Squadron during World War II. Clouds and smoke from bomb sites partially obscure view of Foggia and surrounding areas. Pillars of black smoke rises from a bombarded air base in Foggia. Consolidated B-24 Liberator with nose art depicting Disney’s Snow White dwarf character “Happy” in flight over Foggia.
Italian leader Benito Mussolini along with other officials in Rome, Italy, watches a fleet of Savoia-Marchetti SM.55 returning from Air Minister Italo Balbo’s historical flight from Chicago, United States. Pilots get off from the aircraft. Fleet of Savoia-Marchetti SM.55 in flight. Italian pilots march under the Arch of Constantine (Piazza del Colosseo, 1, 00184 Roma RM, Italy) in Rome and are awarded by Il Duce.
Royal motorcade carrying Italy's King Vittorio Emanuele III, Crown Prince Umberto II, and Italo Balbo, Minister of Aviation through row, upon row, of 900 Italian Air Force military aircraft amassed on Ferrari field in Bologna, Italy. Most of them are Fiat CR.1 aircraft. Closeup glimpse of the royal car passing airplanes and crews standing at attention. Next, the King and Minister Balbo are seen on an elevated platform, where Balbo points out something of interest to the King. View from a height of the planes parked in formation. The King and his entourage of high-ranking officers and officials standing by a building along with Roman Catholic Cardinal Nassali Rocca Di Corneliano, Giovanni Battista of Bologna. Dozens of Italian Air Force planes demonstrating close formation flight overhead. Closeup of Air Force Minister, Balbo with King Vittorio Emanuele III. Waves of planes flying low overhead.
B-25 of the U.S. Army Air Forces 321st Bombardment Group parked at Grottaglie Airfield in Italy, during World War 2. It displays nose art showing two cartoon characters and lettering reading: "Sylvester the Snarp." Two characters are shown. The smallest shoulders a bomb. Missions flown by the plane are recorded with bombs painted on its fuselage. Momentary glimpse of another B-25 parked in the distance. Scene shifts to aerial view of bends in the Volturno River near Capua, Italy. At lower right of image, smoke can be seen rising from explosions as bombs strike a bridge over the river and nearby roadways. View from overflying aircraft is obscured momentarily by cloud cover. Then network of roads is clearly seen. Scene shifts to B-25 bombers flying in formation.
U.S. Army Air Force 340th bomb group bombs over Italy, operating from Catania in September 1943. Aircraft of 340th bomb group in flight. American bomber in flight above target bridge. Destruction of bridge in Amantea, Italy. (World War II period).
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