Consolidated›DURING: Bombs walking across an airfield is an old pattern but a good one. Three groups totaling 87 Martin B-26s attacked Practica di Mare on 17 Sept., with 13,580 hundred-pound bombs and thirty 500-lb incendiaries from 11,000 ft.

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:

DURING: Bombs walking...

Caption:

DURING: Bombs walking across an airfield is an old pattern but a good one. Three groups totaling 87 Martin B-26s attacked Practica di Mare on 17 Sept., with 13,580 hundred-pound bombs and thirty 500-lb incendiaries from 11,000 ft.

Photo Series:

WWII

Updated Subject:

ITALY, BOMBING, PRACTICA DIMARE

History:

[none entered]

NARA Reference Number:

342-FH-3A25576-26040AC

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.