Airmen of No. 450 (Kittyhawk) Squadron RAAF found some Italian seaplane intact when they arrived at Regia Aeronautica's large seaplana base at Augusta, Eastern Sicily, August 1943. On the right the tail of a FIAT-CMASA RS.14 of 170th Squadriglia Ricognizione Marittima (Maritime Reconnaissance). A large three-engine seaplane CANT-Z-506 &quot;Airone&quot; is in background.

Australian at Augusta

Sicily, Italy. September 1943. Wounded British soldiers being prepared for evacuation in a DH86 aircraft of No. 1 Air Ambulance Unit Royal Australian Air Force, which has been working at forward positions all through the Sicilian Campaign. Victor Sierra

Air ambulance

Augusta, Sicily, Italy. September 1943. Airmen of No. 3 (Kittyhawk) Squadron Royal Australian Air Force, looking over an Italian Breda Ba-25 seaplane which was captured intact when the port of Augusta was occupied by Allied Forces. The Breda was flown by the Squadron and later handed over to the Free French. Victor Sierra