American bombers attacking an airfield, Grosseto, 1944
Gift in memory of Sgt. Lyle E. Eberspecher
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Photograph, aerial. Clouds of smoke rising from multiple bomb explosions. Official caption on front: "Attack on Grosetto [sic] airfield, Italy on 29 Nov. 1944 by 15th AF. US AAF Photo 232-11." Grosseto, Italy. 29 November 1944
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11/29/1944
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This collection consists of approximately 1700 official military photographs that were reproduced by the Official Photos Company of Hollywood. Referred to as The War's Greatest Photographs, many of these photographs have been featured in magazines and books and many of the originals can be found in the United States National Archives and Records Administration. The images feature every theater and branch of the military in various campaigns and battles throughout World War II.
Geography:
Grosseto
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42.767
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11.133
Thesaurus for Graphic Materials:
Air bases--Italian--Italy
Bombers--Italian--Italy
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Italy