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ConsolidatedAXIS PORT IN SICILY FEELS STING OF LIBERATOR'S BOMBS: From dawn to dusk in January, Messina, important Axis shipping port in Sicily, was bombed heavily by Consolidated B-24 Liberators, with direct this scored on the railroad ferry terminus. Seven

Publication:
US, Black and White and Color Photographs of U.S. Air Force and Predecessor Agencies Activities, Facilities, and Personnel - World War II
Theater Number:
12
Theater:
Europe
Place:
Sicily
Category:
Aircraft, Ground
Sub Category:
Consolidated
Short Caption:
AXIS PORT IN SICILY FEELS...
Caption:
AXIS PORT IN SICILY FEELS STING OF LIBERATOR'S BOMBS: From dawn to dusk in January, Messina, important Axis shipping port in Sicily, was bombed heavily by Consolidated B-24 Liberators, with direct this scored on the railroad ferry terminus. Seven
Photo Series:
WWII
Updated Subject:
SICILY, BOMBING, MESSINA
History:
[none entered]
NARA Reference Number:
342-FH-3A27217-3A27217
Conflict Period:
World War II

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About US, Black and White and Color Photographs of U.S. Air Force and Predecessor Agencies Activities, Facilities, and Personnel - World War II

This series of photos documents an important era in US military aviation history, especially activities of the US Air Force during World War II.

Source Information

Forces War Records, US, Black and White and Color Photographs of U.S. Air Force and Predecessor Agencies Activities, Facilities, and Personnel - World War II (https://uk.forceswarrecords.com/document/49915788/axis-port-in-sicily-feels-sting-of-liberators-bombs-from-dawn-to-dusk-in-january-messina-important-a : accessed 30 Sept 2024), database and images,

Publication Title
US, WWII US Air Force Photos
Total Records
88,912Complete: 100%
Content Source
The National Archives logoThe National Archives
Record Group
342
Published on Forces War Records
27 November 2007
Last Updated
31 December 2008