MED1880 Accession Number: MED1880

Description

Rome, Italy. 4 June 1944. Troops of the 5th Army entered the city limits of Rome. Aerial view from an RAF aircraft on the same afternoon showed Allied military vehicles going into Rome along Highway Six. They are passing the bomb damaged hangars of Ciampino airfield, which has been attacked by RAAF aircraft on many occasions.

Details

Accession Number
MED1880
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Print
Physical Description
Support: Paper (Fibre-based)
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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