Today in World War II History

B-25 of the US 340th BG at Pompeii Airfield,
covered with volcanic ash, 23 March 1944
(USAF Photo)70 Years Ago—Mar. 23, 1944: Italian partisan bombing decimates a German SS police unit in Rome, 33 Germans & 10 Italian civilians are killed. Volcanic ash from Vesuvius destroys almost all (about 80) B-25s of the US 340thBomb Group at Pompeii Airfield.