Consolidated›This is the way the 10,000-ton Italian cruiser Trieste looked from the air a short time before Flying Fortresses of the Northwest African Strategic Air Forces sent her to the bottom. The white lines around the cruiser are anti-torpedo nets.

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:

Sardinia

Category:

Aircraft, Ground

Sub Category:

Consolidated

Short Caption:

This is the way the...

Caption:

This is the way the 10,000-ton Italian cruiser Trieste looked from the air a short time before Flying Fortresses of the Northwest African Strategic Air Forces sent her to the bottom. The white lines around the cruiser are anti-torpedo nets.

Photo Series:

WWII

Updated Subject:

SARDINIA, BOMBING, LAMADDALENA

History:

[none entered]

NARA Reference Number:

342-FH-3A26998-24036AC

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.