P-51s of the U.S. Army Air Forces 332nd Fighter Group (Tuskegee Airmen) parked on the ramp at Ramitelli Airfield, Termoli, Italy, in World War 2. African American pilots of the 100th Squadron, 332nd Fighter Group, are seen recapping their completed mission. They are crouched on the Marsden matting (pierced steel planking) of the ramp in front of their Commanding Officer's P-51, named: "Skipper's Darlin." Pilots seen are: (L-R) Dempsey W. Morgan Jr.; Carrol S. Wood; Robert H. Nelson Jr.; Andrew D. Turner (Commanding Officer); and Clarence D. Lester. Separate sequence shows Captain Turner taxiing his P-51as his crew chief sits on the left wing, with feet dangling over its leading edge. Another P-51 completing a landing roll on the runway. Red Tail seen on P-51 aircraft.
Activities of African American U.S. Army 332d Fighter Group, "Tuskegee Airmen," at Ramitelli Airfield, Termoli , Italy during World War 2. Ground crewmen perform maintenance and rearm P-51 aircraft with belt ammunition. One of the P-51s carries the name "Little Deanna" and another the name "Stinky." P-51 taxiing with a ground crewman sitting on its wing. Ground crew, in a flat bed jeep, bring a 75 gallon under-wing auxiliary fuel tank for a P-51. They carry the fuel tank to the airplane and fasten it in place.. A P-51B with Red Tail takes off from the airfield.
African American soldiers in Anzio, Italy during World War II. Crates of supplies loaded on trucks parked in an area. The soldiers unload various types of rations from the trucks to a ration dump area. The crates being stacked on a field. Soldiers stand nearby. The trucks leave the area after being unloaded.
African American U.S. Army soldiers in Anzio, Italy during World War II. Soldiers unload ration crates from trucks. The ration crates are stacked on a field. A soldier in the cab of a truck. Trucks and jeeps move past along a street.
African American U.S. Army soldiers in Anzio, Italy during World War II. A welding shop. Soldiers at work in the shop. A soldier welds a scoop bucket. Others stand in the background and attend to various activities in the shop. A welding torch is being used.
African American soldiers in Anzio, Italy during World War II. A military police officer directs traffic. Buildings in the background. Trucks and other vehicles move past in the area.
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