Keywords: 340th Bombardment Group B-25 Mitchell covered with ash from Mount Vesuvius.jpg en Original Caption included on image Crew member cleaning the ashes and cinders off the wing of a North American B-25 of the 340th Bomb Group This was caused by the eruption of Mt Vesuvius on 23 March 1944 National Archives and Records Administration College Park MD http //www warwingsart com/12thAirForce/Vesuvius html > 1944-03-23 United States Army Air Force PD-USGov Original upload log page en wikipedia 340th_Bombardment_Group_B-25_Mitchell_covered_with_ash_from_Mount_Vesuvius jpg 2009-08-05 06 06 489thCorsica 931×1000× 270245 bytes <nowiki>Original Source National Archives and Records Administration College Park MD http //www warwingsart com/12thAirForce/Vesuvius html Original Caption Included on image </nowiki> Historical images of Mount Vesuvius Volcanic ash North American B-25 Mitchell World War II in March 1944 World War II forces of the United States in Italy Volcanic ash in Italy Vesuvius eruptions in 1944 340th Bombardment Group United States Army Air Forces |