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Aviation History
1943
1943 - 2051.PDF
AUGUST 19TH, 1943 n ofVttt* R!A.F.I. Me of VOW R.A.F servicing com-mandos on the sandy Sicilian beaches. In the background can be seen some ofthe three thousand sea-going craft used for the invasion. The vehicle on theshore belongs to a signals unit whose job was to maintain communication. 2. An R.A.F. field signals unit estab-lished on an improvised airfield. The absence of steel helmets as the " rig ofthe day,' "> as the navy would call it, proves the a<r superiority enjoyed byour forces. Change of ownership : Un-»ding supply lorries on Comiso •field after the Axis had moved; and left it to our forces. On s left can be seen the remainsof burnt-out enemy aircraft. The tail of a Reggiane 2001*"" eri almost intact. The park- struts to stop the rudderin the wind are st 11 in place. 4. On a Sicilian airfield shortly after it had beenabandoned by the Axis. Testing and repairing radio equipment in a trench while a Spitfire Vtaxies out to take off. 5. En route for the " soft belly."R.A.F. transport and service vehicles approaching Sicily otla landing craft. An incredible number ofvehicles of all typesare requiredby an invading airforce. Thesemay be any kind from ordinarylorries and petrol wagons to water-purifying units and caterpillar-Bulldozers \O-
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