Wrecked German and Italian aircraft in Sicily after bombings done by U.S. Army Air Forces A-36 Invader dive bombers of 86th Fighter Bomber Group during World War II. U.S. soldier examines the wreckage of German plane near a hangar. Wrecked Italian Macchi C202 fighter aircraft on an airfield. Soldier removes machine gun belt from a fighter aircraft. Soldier inspects a Nazi German aircraft inside the hangar. The aircraft has noseart depicting Mickey Mouse holding an axe overhead while riding atop a bomb. Soldier looks at other aircraft parked inside the hangar.
Pilots of U.S. Army Air Forces A-36 Invader dive bombers of 86th Fighter Bomber Group being briefed in Sicily during World War II. Pilots being briefed by U.S. Army Air Force officer in front of a map of Sicily. Pilots leave tent after a short briefing. A-36s parked at an airfield in the background. Pilots being transported to A-36s by jeep. Pilot boards A-36.
U.S. Army Air Forces A-36 Invader dive bombers of 86th Fighter Bomber Group in Sicily during World War II. Flight line of A-36s on an airfield in Sicily. A-36s taxis. Formation of A-36s over clouds. A-36s dive. Five A-36s in flight and clouds in the background. Aerial view of countryside.
Bombing missions of U.S. Army Air Forces A-36 Invader dive bombers of 86th Fighter Bomber Group over Sicily during World War II. Nose of A-36 parked at an airfield. A-36s in flight. A-36 dives in. A-36s in flight.
German soldiers at Cassino front in Italy during World War II. A map locates sites in Italy. Close up views of the heavily damaged Monte Cassino Abbey and Cassino town ruins. Rubble all over the area from Allied bombing of the site. Crater field in front of the Cassino mountain area. Smoke arises from bombardment. German soldiers including paratroopers from 1st Parachute Division use a sighting device to locate Allied forces and plot artillery fire. Germans fire artillery at a patrol of four U.S. Sherman tanks. A German soldier smiles and smokes a cigarette. Allied gunners put down a smoke barrage to permit recovery. German soldiers firing mortars and machine guns at Allied forces through the smoke curtain, including point of view (POV) shot of Germans operating machine guns.
United States soldier spins propeller of Piper Cub airplane to start before taking off in airfield near Randazzo, Sicily during World War 2. Piper Cub takes off from field for reconnaissance mission.
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