WWII - Italy, Livorno Liberation; Black Fighter Group; Piper Cub Liaison Plane

WWII - Italy, Livorno Liberation; Black Fighter Group; Piper Cub Liaison Plane Tank into Livorno, through streets. Men walking alongside past sign. Walk past sign Pisa. Tanks, jeeps, cheering crowds. MCUs Throw cigarettes to people. Partisans carry US flag & march. Resting GIs against wall. MCU 3 Japanese-Americans of 442nd. Aerials of wrecked harbour of Livorno (Leghorn). Sunken ships. Wrecked city. Soldiers inspect docks; smashed bldgs, rubble. 3 GIs away from camera. One carrying naked dummy. 02:32:18 From rear of room, Black Fighter Group pilots in Italy being briefed at large map by Col. Ben C. Davis. MCU of pilots listening, smoking. Another man comes up to map w/ pointer. Men working on P-51 planes. Pilots out of briefing room; talking by plane. MCU of plane painted: Pilot, Capt. A.? Turner; C/Chief S/Sgt Cochran; ?? Sgt Flintlaw; C/? Col H. ?? Pilots close cockpit covers, planes warm up & taxi, take off. In air. 02:34:22 Piper Cub Liaison plane coming in very low over building & landing on dock w/ LST in background. Men watching (several landings). Aerial of crane & dozen or so planes by ship. Nose Art: She Dood It. Piper loaded aboard LST. High angle views of crane lifting. Aerial over LST with Piper Cub taking off from deck. Aerial of several Piper Cubs in air over large fleet or convoy.