3 May 1943
Italy
Italy
- Royal Navy began bombarding Pantelleria Island near Sicily, Italy. ww2dbase [Battle of Pantelleria and Pelagie Islands | Pantelleria, Sicilia | TH]
13 May 1943
Italy
Italy
- British Royal Navy warships bombarded Pantelleria Island, Italy. ww2dbase [Battle of Pantelleria and Pelagie Islands | Pantelleria, Sicilia | TH]
2 Jun 1943
Italy
Italy
- USAAF 99th Fighter Squadron made its combat debut with its P-40L fighters, strafing Italian positions on Pantelleria island southwest of Sicily, Italy. ww2dbase [Pantelleria, Sicilia | CPC]
6 Jun 1943
Italy
Italy
- The USAAF made its first operational sortie with the North American A-36 Invader (also known as Apache) when the 27th Fighter Bomber Group based at Rasel Ma in French Morocco participated in the mass fighter-bomber assault on the Italian Pantelleria Island. The island was later captured and became the base for two A-36 groups during the invasion of Sicily, Italy. One of the pilots of the 27th Fighter Bomber Group, Lieutenant Michael T. Russo, would later become the only ace in the Allison-engined Mustang fighter. ww2dbase [Battle of Pantelleria and Pelagie Islands | Pantelleria, Sicilia | AC]
11 Jun 1943
Italy
Italy
- The invasion of Italian Pantelleria island, Operation Corkscrew, was deemed successful. ww2dbase [Battle of Pantelleria and Pelagie Islands | Pantelleria, Sicilia | TH]
8 Jul 1943
Italy
Italy
- The 400-mph Macchi C.205V Veltro fighter made its combat debut when fifteen machines escorted a force of Italian Regia Aeronautica torpedo-bombers tasked to attack Allied warships bombarding the island of Pantelleria southwest of Sicily, Italy. ww2dbase [C.205 Veltro | Pantelleria, Sicilia | AC]
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