Фотографии
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The crowded scene depicts Iesi airfield in Italy which was the base for No.3 Wing, South African Air Force, when it escaped from the mud of Pescara. It then faced another problem, namely finding space to take-off.
In this SAAF photograph, can be seen Spitfire VIIIs, IXs, XIs and XIXs, Mustang IIIs and IVs, Bostons, Baltimores, a Beaufighter, a Kittyhawk, Mitchells and Havocs of the USAAF, an Expediter, Vengeances, Liberators and a silver Thunderbolt. Amid this mass of aircraft are the lines of Marauders which probably used a fair proportion of their fuel load to get to the runway. The local farmer appears to have left home.Самолёты на фотографии: Beechcraft Model 18 / C-45 Expeditor - США - 1937Bristol Beaufighter - Великобритания - 1939Consolidated B-24 Liberator - США - 1939Curtiss P-40D Kittyhawk / Warhawk - США - 1941Douglas A-20 Boston / Havoc / P-70 Nighthawk - США - 1938Martin Baltimore / Type 187 - США - 1941North American B-25 Mitchell / PBJ-1 - США - 1940North American P-51 Mustang - США - 1940North American P-51D Mustang - США - 1944Republic P-47D-25 / P-47N Thunderbolt - США - 1943Supermarine Spitfire FR.XIV / FR.XVIII / PR.XIX - Великобритания - 1943Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX / XVI - Великобритания - 1942Supermarine Spitfire Mk.VI / VII / VIII - Великобритания - 1942Supermarine Spitfire PR / FR - Великобритания - 1939Vultee Vengeance / A-35 - США - 1941
