American crew examine the remains of a crashed German plane, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. American crew examine the remains of a German plane that was shot down and crashed on the beachhead. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-4392." Official caption on reverse: "Signal Corps Photo Apr 30 1944 (Italy) German plane crashes on beachhead! American anti aircraft gunners chalk up another victory to their credit, shooting down this Luftwaffe plane during a night raid. The falling craft narrowly missed an American M7, scorching it slightly. Signal Corps Radio Telephoto from Italy.#." Italy. 30 April 1944
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From the service of Brigadier General Terence John Tully, a West Point graduate, Signal Officer during the African landings, Chief Signal Officer, Allied Force Headquarters Africa/Italy for all Mediterranean operations. Tully served with the Signal Corps in Italy and North Africa documenting the 5th Army specifically. Later he was Commander of Camp Crowder, Missouri.
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Italia
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42.833
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12.833
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Soldiers--American--Italy
Airplanes--German--Italy
Tanks (Military science)--American--Italy
War damage--Italy