The Spitfire Mark VC, EF682, still in North-African camouflage scheme, of No. 43 Squadron RAF parked on the waterlogged airfield at Capodichino, Naples, following the heavy rains over Southern Italy, Autumn 1943. Other Spits are in background while beyond the airfield, on the right, the cloud-covered Vesuvius Victor Sierra.

Spit on waterlogged airfield

In preparation of Sicily’s invasion, Summer 1943: trolleys loaded with 250-lb GP (General Purpose) bombs are driven to the flight lines of No. 223 Squadron RAF Detachment at Luqa, Malta, where their Martin Baltimore Mark IVs are being prepared for a raid on enemy positions around Catania, one of the most important strategic and tactical targets of the Sicily. Victor Sierra