Timeline Saturday 18 March 1944

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Saturday 18 March 1944

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Events on Saturday 18 March 1944 1

1944 Mount Vesuvius erupts Most recent eruption of the volcano Vesuvius erupted, and lava flows destroyed the villages of San Sebastiano al Vesuvio and Massa di Somma. Ash damaged around 80 aircraft of the US Army Air Forces at a nearby airfield. Vesuvius has not erupted since.

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