USAAF planes engaging Axis air convoy off the coast of Sicily, Italy
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph, aerial. United States Army Air Force planes engaging an Axis air convoy over open water. Official caption on front: "US AAF planes engage Axis air convoy near Sicily. US AAF Photo 232-13." Sicily, Italy. 1943-45
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1943
1945
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This collection consists of approximately 1700 official military photographs that were reproduced by the Official Photos Company of Hollywood. Referred to as The War's Greatest Photographs, many of these photographs have been featured in magazines and books and many of the originals can be found in the United States National Archives and Records Administration. The images feature every theater and branch of the military in various campaigns and battles throughout World War II.
Geography:
Sicilia, Isola di
Latitude:
37.500
Longitude:
14.000
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Planes--American--Sicily
Planes--Axis--Sicily
Convoys--Axis--Sicily
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy--Sicily
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy--Sicily
Air warfare--Sicily