A pair of RAF Spitfire Mk IX’s from 241 squadron fly past the imposing slopes of Mount Vesuvius - Naples, Italy, Jan 1944. On the 18th March normal duties were interrupted when the volcano erupted. Three villages were wiped out and the rain of hot ash also wrecked a number of US B25 Mitchells at an airfield near Pompeii #ww2 #monutversuvius #versuvius #naples #mountain #spitfire #italy #pompeii #raf #royalairforce