Allied Invasion of Sicily, Italy during World War II. United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) Curtiss P-40 aircraft takes off from an airstrip. United States Army Air Forces B-24 Liberator heavy bomber aircraft takes off. B-24 aircraft in flight. B-24 aircraft taxis on an airfield. View of the landing gear of B-24 aircraft while its takes off. B-24s take off. Landing gear of B-24 aircraft retracts into wing. B-24s fly in formation.
Allied Invasion of Sicily, Italy during World War II. United States Army Air Force (USAAF) B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber aircraft in flight. USAAF B-24 Liberator heavy bomber aircraft in flight. View of lowered landing gear of B-24 aircraft as it taxis on airfield. B-24 aircraft lands. Crew member signals as aircraft lands. View of engines of United States Army Air Force B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber aircraft. Pilots climbs out of B-24 aircraft . They remove stretcher from B-24 aircraft aircraft and put the stretcher into an ambulance. Crew members get in a truck. Soldier looks at flak damage. Bullet holes seen in fuselage of an aircraft. Flak damaged sections of B-24 aircraft. Pilot and crew member walk by a tent. American flag flutters in wind.
Allied Invasion of Sicily, Italy during World War II. Soldiers jump from a platform during training exercises. Group of paratroopers gathered at an airfield. Aircraft parked in the background. Paratroopers walk in a single file. Soldiers enter United States Army Air Force (USAAF) Waco CG-4 military glider. Soldiers seated aboard CG-4 military glider. Paratroopers board United States Army Air Force C-47 Skytrain aircraft. C-47 aircraft takes off from an airfield. C-47s fly in formation. C-47 aircraft takes off as it tows a CG-4 military gliders. Pilots at control of CG-4 military glider. Aircraft fly in formation.
Recovery of USAAC Keystone LB-7 bomber aircraft in Bluefields, Nicaragua. Major William A Blackburn and the recovery team fasten cables to framework of United States Army Air Corps Keystone LB-7 bomber aircraft fuselage. The United States Air Force CH-3C Sikorsky helicopter parked on a field. A hook attached to the underside of the CH-3C helicopter. The helicopter lifts up and pulls framework of the aircraft
Recovery of the USAAC Keystone LB-7 bomber aircraft in Bluefields, Nicaragua. A crew member checks the remains of the United States Army Air Corps Keystone LB-7 bomber aircraft. Other members of the crew stand near the helicopter. Major Blackburn in the cockpit of the United States Air Force CH-3C Sikorsky helicopter Air Force C-47 parked in background. The Major gets out of the helicopter with an aircraft part and walks towards the damaged aircraft. The Major and the recovery team inspect the LB-7 aircraft remains.
Recovery of USAAC Keystone LB-7 bomber aircraft in Bluefields, Nicaragua. Major Blackburn and the recovery team removes the United States Army Air Corps Keystone LB-7 bomber aircraft landing gear and other debris from the swamp. Major Blackburn at the controls of the United States Air Force CH-3C Sikorsky helicopter.
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