An American-built 155mm 'Long Tom' gun of 33/61 Heavy Regiment, Royal Artillery, at Vergato, Italy.

155mm 'Long Tom'

Italian Campaign, Summer 1944: a 40mm Bofors LAA gun, manned by men of a light-anti-aircraft squadron of No. 1319 Wing RAF Regiment, standing at readiness at a newly-captured airfield on the Adriatic coast of Italy. Victor Sierra

On a captured Italian airfield 

Two Spitfire Mk.IX's of No. 241 Squadron, Royal Air Force, MA425/`RZ-R' and MH635/`RZ-U' piloted by Flying Officers H. Cogman and J.V. Macdonald respectively flying over mountainous country south of Rome.