Us Official Photographs

B-25 Mitchells over Volturno River

Two North American B-25 airplanes "Mitchell" medium bombers of the Northwest African Air Forces wheel over German gun positions along the Volturno River, north of Naples, Italy. A long line of bombs from other planes in the formation may be seen bursting in the center of the photo. The Nazi's struggle to prevent Allied ground forces from crossing the river was futile, as American and British troops are now well north of the stream.