Corsica, early 1944: the North American B-25J-1 Serial Number 43-27784, 487th Bombardment Squadron, 340th Bombardment Group, USAAF, on approach to Alesani Airfield (Alesan according to many American sources). Victor Sierra

Approach to a Corsican airfield

USAAF’s North American B-25C Mitchell, 82nd Bomb Squadron, 12th Bomb Group, and Martin Baltimore of No. 21 Squadron, South African Air Force, at this time, Spring 1943, both based in Tunisia, during a joint sortie against Axis forces in North Africa. In background, over the turret of the B-25, an escort fighter, likely a Curtiss P-40. Victor Sierra

Joint mission

American C-47 aircraft flying over Gheel (nowadays Geel)in Belgium on their way to Holland for Operation 'Market-Garden', 17 September 1944. In the foreground is a knocked-out German Jagdpanther tank destroyer.
The battle in which the Jagdpanther was knocked out is described in Stuart Hill's 'By tank into Normandy',chapter 8.
Stuart Hill,second lieutenant,Nottinghamshire Sherwood Rangers Yeomanry,Military Cross award.

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