1944: Twelfth Air Force sends 254 B-17 and B-25 bombers to attack and destroy the Abbey of Monte Cassino, Italy, preparing the way for a later ground attack. The Abbey holds out, and is finally taken by allied troops in May.
1944: Twelfth Air Force sends 254 B-17 and B-25 bombers to attack and destroy the Abbey of Monte Cassino, Italy, preparing the way for a later ground attack. The Abbey holds out, and is finally taken by allied troops in May.