Allied armies break the Gustav Line at Monte Cassino in Italy during World War II. Thick clouds form from Allied bombing at Monte Cassino and the surrounding area. A camouflaged tank covered in foliage moving on a field. British soldiers duck and cover their ears after loading mortar. Soldiers covering their ears while firing mortar. Closer view of a camouflaged tank moving.
British artillery crew firing howitzer at Monte Cassino in Italy during World War II. Nose of a British howitzer under a canopy. British Royal Artillery crew loading howitzer. Smoke comes out after a crewman opens the howitzer breech. Two crewmen carry and load a shell into the gun. A British gunner fires with a water-cooled Vickers machine gun. Another crewman feeds the machine gun with bullet belt. Vickers machine gun firing at Nazi German troops. Pillars of smoke form on enemy position.
Allied armies advance to break the Gustav Line in Italy during World War II. Medium tank (likely Sherman M4A2 Medium Tank) advances through foggy weather. Allied tanks advance through forested terrain. Troops advance in Jeeps, trucks and M3 half-tracks. M3 half-tracks towing artillery.
A Douglas AC-47 Spooky Gunship parked at Pleiku Air Base during the Vietnam War. The mascot of the 4th Special Operations Squadron, a ghost, as the nose art of the aircraft. The word “Spooky” is written on the ghost. Side view of the Douglas AC-47 (also nicknamed "Puff, the Magic Dragon"). The AC-47 displays three M134 Minigun Gatling type machine guns. Closeup view of the machine guns projecting from windows of the gunship. View of the Douglas AC-47 nose and cockpit.
A pilot of the 4th Special Operations Squadron inspects a Douglas AC-47 Spooky gunship in Pleiku Air Base during the Vietnam War. The pilot, 1st Lieutenant Lyle A. Sproul, walks to the gunship. The nose art of the aircraft depicts the ghost mascot of the 4th Special Operations Squadron. The pilot touches the propeller on the plane’s left wing. 1st Lieutenant Sproul inspects the undercarriage of the aircraft. Lieutenant Sproul looking up. The pilot walks away after the inspection is done.
A pilot of the 4th Special Operations Squadron inspects a Douglas AC-47 Spooky gunship in Pleiku Air Base during the Vietnam War. Pilot and crewmember, 1st Lieutenant Michael “Mike” L. Smithson, arrives to check and service the aircraft before a flight. 1st Lieutenant Smithson inspects the undercarriage of the gunship. Smithson looks up and inspects an aircraft part.
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