Title
First bombs on Rome, July 21, 1943
Caption
Flying in the lead ship of the first Flying Fortress formation over Rome on July 19, 1943, a 1st Lieutenant (right) was the first bombardier to unleash his "gifts for Mussolini" over the Italian capital's military objectives. On left is a U.S. Air Force Colonel the pilot.
Date
Jul 21, 1943
Credit line
Photo12/Coll-DITE/USIS
Reference
DIT01122_104
Model release
No
License type
Rights managed
Available size
26.7Mb (1.1Mb) / 11.5in x 9.1in / 3440 x 2717 (300dpi)