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- Five thousandth plane made by Ford in Italy
- B-17 bomber;
- The plane was signed by all who worked on it. The soldiers in the photograph are unknown.
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- B-17 Aircraft
- B-17 bomber; Airplanes -- American; World War, 1939-1945;
- B-17 Aircraft in Gioia del Colle, Italy, 1944.
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- Jack Haley christening B-17 "Jack Haley's Comet"
- B-17 bomber; World War, 1939-1945;Haley, Jack, 1899-1979;
- Jack Haley christening B-17 bomber that was named for him, in Italy during World War II.
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- Jack Haley and USO crew members signing a B-17
- B-17 bomber; World War, 1939-1945; Haley, Jack, 1899-1979; United Service Organizations (U.S.);
- Jack Haley is on the right with members of the U.S.O. crew in Gioia del Colle, Italy.
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- B-24 bomber crash at Gioia del Colle airstrip
- B-24 bomber; Aircraft accidents
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- B-24 Bomber
- B-24 bomber; Airplanes -- American; World War, 1939-1945;
- B-24 Bomber flying over Italy in 1943
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- St. Peter's Basilica
- Basilica di San Pietro in Vaticano
- Taken on Francis Vail’s visit to Rome, Italy during World War II.
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- Sculpture outside of Mussolini's Youth Camp
- Gioventù italiana del littorio; World War, 1939-1945;
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- Building where Mussolini's Youth Camp (Gioventù italiana del littorio) was housed
- Gioventù italiana del littorio; World War, 1939-1945; Public buildings -- Italy;
- Mussolini's youth camp shown after the Americans took over.
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- U.S.O. entertainers arriving in Gioia del Colle, Italy
- Haley, Jack, 1899-1979; United Service Organizations (U.S.);
- At left in foreground is Jack Haley shown with other U.S.O. performers at Gioia del Colle, Italy during World War II.
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- The Roman Forum
- Roman Forum (Rome, Italy)
- Taken on Francis Vail’s visit to Rome, Italy during World War II.
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- USO crew poses next to plane in Gioia del Colle, Italy
- United Service Organizations (U.S.); B-17 bomber; Haley, Jack, 1899-1979;
- Jack Haley is on the far right.
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- Cover of the book about the 41st Air Depot Group
- United States. Army Air Corps;
- Francis Vail designed the cover for this book.
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- Sergeant Francis James Vail in his Army Air Corps Uniform
- United States. Army Air Corps; Portrait photographs; Veterans -- Connecticut;
- Formal portrait of Francis James Vail, a member of the 41st Air Depot Group, taken circa 1942.
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- The airstrip used by the 41st Air Depot Group in Gioia del Colle, Italy
- United States. Army Air Corps; World War, 1939-1945; Airports -- Italy;
- The airstrip used by the 41st Air Depot Group as it was in 1943, in Gioia del Colle, Italy (part of the province of Bari).
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- Army Air Corps airport located Gioia del Colle, Italy
- United States. Army Air Corps; World War, 1939-1945; Airports -- Italy;
- Approximately five hundred planes were located at this airport in Gioia del Colle, Italy during World War II. This picture was taken in 1943.
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- Maintenance on a B-24 bomber at Gioia del Colle, Italy
- United States. Army Air Corps; World War, 1939-1945; Airports -- Italy; B-24 bomber;
- Photograph of the airfield at Gioia del Colle, Italy in 1943, where maintenance of the B-24 bomber was performed during World War II.
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- Large crane that assisted in the maintenance of B-24 bomber's in Gioia del Colle, Italy
- United States. Army Air Corps; World War, 1939-1945; Airports -- Italy; B-24 bomber; Cranes, derricks, etc.
- One of only two cranes like it in the world during World War II.
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- A fuel tanker truck at the Gioia del Colle airfield in Italy
- United States. Army Air Corps; World War, 1939-1945; Airports -- Italy; Tank trucks
- Photograph taken in 1944 at the Gioia del Colle airfield in Italy showing the fuel tanker truck used to fill up B-24 bombers.
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- Group photograph of Francis J. Vail and other members of the 41st Air Depot Group.
- United States. Army Air Corps; World War, 1939-1945;Portraits, Group
- Left to Right: front row- Bill Marnell, Phil Moskowitz, unknown soldier. Back row - The first three men were shot down the same day this photo was taken. Francis J. Vail is in the back row first from the right.
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