Us Official Photographs

JU-88 bomber at Mediterranean Air Base

At an advanced Mediterranean Air Base, a captured JU-88 twin-engine bomber is refueled in preparation for its long flight to the United States. The plane was left virtually undamaged on an Italian airfield by the retreating Germans and was the first captured Nazi aircraft to be flown from the battle front to America. Note American markings which have been painted over original camouflage design.