THE SINKING OF THE ITALIAN HEAVY CRUISER TRIESTE in Maddalena harbor, Sardinia. The cruiser was sunk by twenty-four B-17’s coming from bases in Africa, 10 April 1943. (Top picture: cruiser within its protective antitorpedo net; center: salvo of bombs landing on and near ship; bottom: this photograph was made within the next few days and shows oil rising from the sunken cruiser.)
SARDINIA
SEAPLANE BASE. The planes are captured Italian seaplanes at Cagliari on Sardinia. Sardinia was not invaded by U. S. forces, but the Germans evacuated the island in September 1943. Shortly thereafter the Allies started basing aircraft there, chiefly medium bombers. The bases were within range of all central Italy. (Top plane is an Italian Cant. Z-506-B Airone (Heron) three-engined bomber torpedo reconnaissance seaplane. The planes have British RAF markings added after capture.)
CORSICA
AIR CORPS PERSONNEL SETTING UP CAMP on the French island of Corsica. On 14 September 1943, French commandos landed to help patriots who were fighting the Germans. On 4 October the island was in Allied hands, and soon thereafter the airfields were being used as bases for fighters and medium bombers.
CORSICA
