Consolidated›Two Douglas C-47S Assigned To The Air Crew Rescue Unit Were About To Set Out From An Airfield In Italy To Yugoslavia To Evacuate American Airmen And Allied Personnel When Another Plane, Loaded With Mortar Shells, Skidded Down The Runway, And Exploded. Th

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:

Two Douglas C-47S As...

Caption:

Two Douglas C-47S Assigned To The Air Crew Rescue Unit Were About To Set Out From An Airfield In Italy To Yugoslavia To Evacuate American Airmen And Allied Personnel When Another Plane, Loaded With Mortar Shells, Skidded Down The Runway, And Exploded. Th

Photo Series:

WWII

Updated Subject:

ITALY, AIRCRAFT, GROUND,DOUGLAS

History:

Print received 1-30-1945 from BPR. Stamped: "Passed for Publication, Field Press Censor." Was temp number '2347'. New neg number 122618AC assigned by NASM Archives.

NARA Reference Number:

342-FH-3A22933-122618AC

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.