A-17986

SATURDAY JULY 10, 1943: THE SICILIAN INVASION BEGINS. ON BOARD THE TROOPSHIP WINCHESTER CASTLE, OFF SICILY. (A 17986) Fighting was still going on ashore (note the fire) when this picture of landing craft was taken off Avola on the morning of the invasion. Copyright: © IWM. Original Source: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205150774