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LC-Lot-916-2: Operation Avalanche, September 1943

LC-Lot-916-2: Operation Avalanche, September 1943. Forced Landing On Invasion Beach. Combat ended with a forced landing on the beach at Paestum, Italy, for this Spitfire being examined by U.S. Coast Guardsman and soldier. Note, the three swastikas painted on the cockpit of the plane. U.S. Coast Guardsmen manned combat transports and landing craft, one of which appears in the background. Official Coast Guard Photograph. Photographed through Mylar sleeve. Courtesy of the Library of Congress. (2016/05/19).
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Caption: Operation Avalanche, September 1943. Forced Landing On Invasion Beach. Combat ended with a forced landing on the beach at Paestum, Italy, for this Spitfire being examined by U.S. Coast Guardsman and soldier. Note, the three swastikas painted on the cockpit of the plane. U.S. Coast Guardsmen manned combat transports and landing craft, one of which appears in the background. Official Coast Guard Photograph. Photographed through Mylar sleeve. Courtesy of the Library of Congress. (2016/05/19).
Accession #: LC-Lot-916-2
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