Martin B-26 Marauders of the 12th Air Force’s 320th Bomb Group throwing their shadow over the clouds during a mission likely over Northern Italy, 1944. Note two different finish of this photo’s planes: left aircraft entirely bare metal, upper surface olive drab and bottom surface bare metal. Photo via Franz Reisdorf, 320th BG Association. Victor Sierra

Shadows over the clouds

Martin B-26 Marauder of the 12th Air Force’s 320th Bomb Group, based at Decimomannu, Sardinia, 1944, heading toward the target. Victor Sierra

From the Marauder’s cockpit

Breaking off the target. There must not have been much flak or the bank would have been much steeper.320th BG