Consolidated›A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress of the 97th Bomb Group, 414th Bomb Squadron, 15th Air Force leaves its target at Messina, Sicily covered with bomb bursts on 8 May 1943.

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:

Sicily

Category:

Aircraft, Ground

Sub Category:

Consolidated

Short Caption:

A Boeing B-17 Flying...

Caption:

A Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress of the 97th Bomb Group, 414th Bomb Squadron, 15th Air Force leaves its target at Messina, Sicily covered with bomb bursts on 8 May 1943.

Photo Series:

WWII

Updated Subject:

SICILY, BOMBING,MESSINA

History:

[none entered]

NARA Reference Number:

342-FH-3A27231-93642AC

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.