Pippo bombs San Giorgio di Nogaro

Pippo bombs San Giorgio di Nogaro

On a clear, moon-lit night, an aircraft with a British roundel bombs a street causing the roofs of buildings on either side to burst into flames. Incendiaries are burning while debris is falling onto the street among small explosions. In the foreground, a person is running away.

Label reads “232”; signed by the author; caption reads “23 FEBBRAIO 1945. ore 20.30 S. GIORGIO di NOGARO, la via MARITTIMA e alcuni vicoli colpiti e incendiati dal lancio di bombe e spezzoni di un bombardiere notturno inglese conosciuto con il nome di “PIPPO”.

Caption translates as: “23 February 1945, 8.30 pm at San Giorgio di Nogaro. Bombs and small explosive devices by a British night bomber nicknamed “Pippo” damage Via Marittima and nearby alleyways".

One tempera on paper, pasted on mount board

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