Destroyed hangars and airplanes at the airport in Latina, Italy, 1944
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Photograph. Destroyed hangars and airplanes at the airport. Official caption on front: "MM-5-44-6415." Official caption on reverse: "Sig. Corps photo 7 June 1944 (Italy) Rome - Littoria Airport - Wrecked hangars and ruined planes at Littoria Airport near Rome which was used by Germans until Allied bombings destroyed the field. Sig. C. Radio Tele. from Italy-#." Latina, Italy. 7 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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Latina
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41.467
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12.867
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Hangars--Italy
Airplanes--German--Italy
Airports--Italy
War damage--Italy