Supermarine Spitfire Mark VCs of No. 2 Squadron South African Air Forces based at Palata, Foggia Airfield Complex. Italy, flying in loose line formation over the Adriatic Sea while on a bombing mission to the Sangro River battlefront. Autumn 1943. Victor Sierra

Spitfires over the Adriatic

Spitfires Mk. Vc of No. 253 Squadron RAF undergoing service and repair in Southern Italy, likely Canne airfield, Summer 1944. Note under the cockpit of the aircraft in foreground, EF 553, “A”, the chalk mark “guns unloaded” ad the date, 19 July 1944. Victor Sierra

Spit’s service and repair

The Volturno River, Southern Italy, 12-16 October 1943: a 25 pounder self-propelled gun at an aerodrome near Grazzanise fires a round during the night barrage in preparation for the crossing of the Volturno by assault troops. The gun is mounted on the wreckage of a German aircraft to obtain more elevation.
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