Trigno
Italy
About
Trigno was an Italian airfield area associated with the Allied advance along the Adriatic side of the peninsula. It supported tactical operations in the central Italian campaign.
Photographs
Royal Air Force- Italy, the Balkans and South East Europe, 1942-1945. Armourers of No. 2 Squadron SAAF preparing ammunition belts for their Supermarine Spitfire Mark IXs at Trigno, landing ground, Italy.
ⓘ licence & credit
Royal Air Force official photographer / Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Royal_Air_Force-_Italy,_the_Balkans_and_South_East_Europe,_1942-1945._CNA2565.jpgView source & full licence →Royal Air Force- Italy, the Balkans and South East Europe, 1942-1945. Lieutenant-Colonel A C Bosman, ‘sweep leader’ (Wing Commander Flying) of No. 7 SAAF Wing, signals by Aldis lamp to pilot coming in to land at Trigno landing ground, Italy. One of the outstanding South African pilots of the war, Bosman joined No. 3 Squadron SAAF in the western Desert in 1941, rapidly becoming the unit’s leading pilot. In April 1942 he briefly commander No. 2 Squadron SAAF before ending his tour of operations. He resumed operations in December 1943 in Italy, and became 7 SAAF Wing’s sweep leader from January to October 1944, by which time his score was eight enemy aircraft destroyed and two shared.