American transport SS Robert Rowan exploding after being hit by
German Ju 88
bombers, Gela, Sicily
70 Years Ago—July 11,
1943: On the heels of a
Luftwaffe attack, US ships fire on US C-47s loaded with paratroopers, one of
worst fratricidal incidents of the war; 23 C-47s lost, 318 casualties.
