American liberators bomb Italian islands leading up to invasion of Sicily (1943)

GAUMONT BRITISH NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit Aerial footage shows the aftermath of air and naval bombardment on Santa Marija and Lampedusa islands, the United States Air Force readies bombers for an attack on the isle of Taranto, and US aeroplanes drop their bombs through an Italian smokescreen Full Description: SLATE INFORMATION: The Allied Attack from North Africa: Air Offensive Against Italy ITALY: Santa Marija, Lampedusa ,and Taranto: EXT NORTH AFRICA: EXT BOMBS Bombing up on.... TARANTO Italy ITALY TARANTO bombed by . Liberators TARANTO Liberators 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 Background: Aerial footage shows th