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.
Allied invasion of Sicily, Italy during World War 2. U.S. soldiers remove grass camouflaging from an Italian anti-aircraft sound-tracking device set up on high ground in Sicily during World War 2. A U.S. Airman sits at the controls and operates the device, rotating it through various positions, while a soldier continues to remove all the camouflage materials from it. A small Italian boy sits watching, nearby. The two soldiers rotate the sound detector for the camera. View shifts to a protected harbor with breakwater, in the distance. An Army photographer takes a still photograph. View of hilltop buildings from boat moving through water down below rocky cliff with outcroppings extending into the water. View of agricultural land from a grassy hillside.
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