The 324th Service Squadron arrives at the Pompeii base of the 340th Bombardment Group to clean up the mess after the March 23, 1944 eruption of the Mt. Vesuvius. Note ash “carpet”, burned trees, and an ash-covered B-25. See more of this issue in the description of http://www.ww2incolor.com/us-air-force/eruption_etna.html 


Mess-cleaning team

Close view of the eruption of Mt. Vesuvius on March 23, 1944. Trucks in the foreground prepare to evacuate equipment and personnel of the 340th BG. Pompeii, Italy. See more of this issue in the description of http://www.ww2incolor.com/us-air-force/eruption_etna.html 


Nature's threat

I believe this is a still from a movie taken during a mission??