340th bomb group bombs over Cortone, Italy; operating from Catania in September 1943. 340th bomb group aircraft of U.S. Army Air Force in flight to drop bombs over railroad marshalling yards. Aerial view of target marshalling yards in Cortone. Explosions over target. (World War II period).
U.S. Army Air Force 340th bomb group bombs over road near Catanzaro, Italy. Close-up aerial view of American B-24 Liberator bomber aircraft with nose art name "Rum Dum". Bomber group hits bombs over target area. Aerial view of bomb explosions over road near Catanzaro. Smoke rises over target (World War II period).
340th bomb group bombs over invasion target near Salerno, operating from Catania in Italy. American bomber. Aerial view of invasion target near Salerno. Explosions over target areas. (World War II period).
340th bomb group raid over Potenza, Italy during World War II. Aerial view of Potenza. Bomb bay doors open on U.S. Army Air Forces aircraft and bombs are released and descend toward target at Potenza. View of American Mitchell B-25 bomber "Snow White II" landing after a mission. U.S. Army crew repositions the B-25 bomber in front of a German revetment wall. (World War II period).
Bomb group bombs over a bridge in Capua, Italy on 29th September, 1943. American bombers in flight. Aerial view of Capua. Explosions over target. Smoke rises from target. (World War II period).
U.S. 5th Army trucks carrying mules, drive through the center of war-torn Mignano, Italy., during World War 2. An MP (Military Policeman) stands in center of the intersection, directing traffic. The trucks drive past an Agip (Azienda Generale Italiana Petroli) gas station and war damaged buildings. Other army vehicles pass through the square on intersecting roads. A different view shows empty Army stake trucks moving past an open muddy area where a bulldozer and another vehicle are parked and a U.S sentry is posted. Scene shifts to Italians working on the remains of a destroyed building. Army trucks continue to drive through the MP-controlled intersection. A small donkey stands by a tree. Four local men and women picnic in the shade from building remains. Italian soldiers, standing in the back of a partially open truck, ride past the camera. More army trucks come through the town, carrying horses and mules, Closeups of the animals in the open trucks. An Italian soldier rides with mules, on one of trucks. Army trucks are seen parked in various places off the roads. Closeup of the MP directing traffic. His 5th Army shoulder patch is clearly visible. He uses hand signals and a whistle to direct traffic. The four Italians seen picnicking, earlier, are now in a sunny spot, outdoors, with their kitchen implements. Two troop trucks pass carrying a few soldiers, and towing damaged heavy field guns. Several Italian soldiers are seen in the second vehicle. More jeeps and trucks pass the MP at the intersection.
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