Consolidated›A white plume of smoke rises high over the Genoa Harbor installations as B-24 Liberator Bombers of Mediterranean Allied Air Forces plaster it on 2 Aug 44. A possible destroyer was hit, also a submarine and two merchant vessels received near misses.

Publication:

US, Black and White and Color Photographs of U.S. Air Force and Predecessor Agencies Activities, Facilities, and Personnel - World War II

Theater Number:

12

Theater:

Europe

Place:

Italy

Category:

Aircraft, Ground

Sub Category:

Consolidated

Short Caption:

A white plume of smoke...

Caption:

A white plume of smoke rises high over the Genoa Harbor installations as B-24 Liberator Bombers of Mediterranean Allied Air Forces plaster it on 2 Aug 44. A possible destroyer was hit, also a submarine and two merchant vessels received near misses.

Photo Series:

WWII

Updated Subject:

ITALY, BOMBING,GENOA

History:

[none entered]

NARA Reference Number:

342-FH-3A25187-53333AC

Conflict Period:

World War II

About US, Black and White and Color Photographs of U.S. Air Force and Predecessor Agencies Activities, Facilities, and Personnel - World War II

This series of photos documents an important era in US military aviation history, especially activities of the US Air Force during World War II.