Spitfire Mk.Vc Tropical fighter from the 307th squadron of the 31st Fighter Squadron of the 12th Air Force (307th Fighter Sqn, 31st Fighter Grp, 12th AF USAAF), shot down by friendly fire off the coast of Italy. Pilot of Spitfire Mk.V fighter during the emergency landing is not affected.
In the background of Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vc, a tank-landing ship of the LST type, from which the American 817th Airborne Engineering Battalion is unloaded ashore.
Location: Salerno, Sicily, Italy
Date: September 1943