Destroyed German airplane at an airport near Viterbo, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. Destroyed German airplane and hangar at an airport. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-6630." Official caption on reverse: "Sig Corps photo-16 June 44-Italy. Wholesale destruction! Swastika-marked Italian planes and the German airport near Viterbo were wrecked by raiding Allied air forces. Only the steel girders forming the roof and walls of the shed shown above remain after the bombing. Sig Corps Radio Telephoto from Italy-#." Viterbo, Italy. 16 June 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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Viterbo
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42.417
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12.100
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Airplanes--German--Italy
Airports--Italy
Sheds--Italy
War damage--Italy
Swastikas--Italy