Keywords: texture Lot 11631-1: Operation Husky, July-August 1943. Flying through an intense barrage of anti-aircraft fire U.S. Army Air Force Flying Fortress B-17 fought off an attacking formation of enemy planes and accomplished their mission which was to bomb shipping and harbor installations at Palermo, Sicily. A bomb can be seen on its way while bursts from preceding bombs have wrecked destruction below. U.S. Army Air Force Photograph. Courtesy of the Library of Congress, also as LC-USW33-020990-C . (2016/05/27). Lot 11631-1: Operation Husky, July-August 1943. Flying through an intense barrage of anti-aircraft fire U.S. Army Air Force Flying Fortress B-17 fought off an attacking formation of enemy planes and accomplished their mission which was to bomb shipping and harbor installations at Palermo, Sicily. A bomb can be seen on its way while bursts from preceding bombs have wrecked destruction below. U.S. Army Air Force Photograph. Courtesy of the Library of Congress, also as LC-USW33-020990-C . (2016/05/27). |