A B-25C Mitchell bomber landing on an allied airfield in Salerno Italy during World War 2. With landing gear broken from flak, the plane makes a ground loop and crashes during landing. Other vehicles seen parked near the airfield while smoke covers the plane and the airfield. Two U.S. Army personnel standing away from the airfield observing the accident.
B-14 Liberator aircraft at San Severo Airfield in Italy. B-17 Flying Fortress aircraft in flight over San Severo Airfield. A formation of B-17s in flight. Insignias and pictures on B-24 parked at Severo airfield. Damage to B-24. U.S. personnel pose and B-24 parked in background. B-24 taxi on runway for take off.
Aftermath of Allied bombings in Italy during World War II. Aerial view of the damage caused to town of Pisa, Italy. Damaged marshaling yards and an airfield. Destroyed buildings and houses. Leaning tower of Pisa. (Last 7 seconds show Rome and Littorio marshalling yards and airfield.)
British soldiers at the newly captured Montecorvino Airfield outside Salerno, Italy. Soldiers work near hangar at the airfield. A Focke-Wulf FW-190 apparently undamaged, along with two Messerschmitt Me 110s, undamaged. Several wrecked planes and ammunition lying on the airfield. British officers observe destroyed planes. British soldiers uncover and work to disable a large buried Teller German land mine. (World War II period).
Activities of U.S. 332nd Fighter Group (Tuskegee Airmen) in Italy during World War 2. Airplanes parked at Ramitelli Airfield, Termoli, Italy. An airplane taxis on the airfield. Men watch the airplane.
Views of Italian military aircraft circa 1932, and of Prime Minister of Italy Benito Mussolini with other officers at Ferrara Airfield in Italy. Formation of biplanes planes in flight. Larger, slower bombers high in the formation and many smaller, faster, pursuit planes in formation below them. Large number of planes and fuel trucks parked on the airfield. They are all multiwing aircraft, except for one row of hi-wing monoplanes. Mechanics are seen working on the nose and propeller of one airplane. Benito Mussolini stands on a hill with many other staff officers and looks through binoculars. He points and discusses something with one of his Generals. Italian photographer in jacket and tie, wearing knickerbocker trousers, adjusts his camera and comes forward to take photographs. Mussolini continues his observations.
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