A huge smoke column rising from oil refineries at Budapest raided by the 15th Air Force’s B-24 bombers. Note on the right the Danube. Budapest was one of targets of American strategic air forces deployed on Southern Italy on 1944-1945. Victor Sierra

Target: Budapest

Caption of an official U.S. Army Air Forces photo, 1943: "This picture taken when a formation of U.S. Army Air Forces B-25 Mitchell bombers and an escort of P-38 Lightnings engaged an Axis air convoy of 35 planes over the Sicilian Straits recently and shot down 25 planes, shows Axis planes being riddled by machine gun fire during the attack. Note how splashes of water from shell fire of American plane (extreme left) almost engulfs lead Axis plane. American bomber (top) seems to be circling to resume attack. Twelve Axis transports almost at water level are under attack in this view". Victor Sierra

Axis air convoy engaged

Stearman Trainer used to train over 61,000 Marine and Naval Fliers during WWII.