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1943 American liberators bomb Italian islands leading up to invasion of Sicily
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3:26Now PlayingDate: 26th June 1943
Location: Unspecified
Source: Reuters Historical News Collection: GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS)
SLATE INFORMATION: The Allied Attack from North Africa: Air Offensive Against Italy
ITALY: Santa Marija, Lampedusa ,and Taranto:
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NORTH AFRICA:
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BOMBS Bombing up Liberators..leaving plane..exploding on.... TARANTO Italy
ITALY TARANTO bombed by U.S.A.A. Liberators
TARANTO Liberators bomb..explosions on ground
World War Two, World War II, WWII, Second World War, war, North African campaign, Allies, Axis, Operation Pedestal, Santa Marija convoy, Operation Corkscrew, Regia Marina, Battle (or Night) of Taranto
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