Back from Normandy by Nicolas Trudgian. (AP) SIG72 Captain Art Fiedler leads a

Captain Art Fiedler leads a flight of P51 Mustangs from the 325th Fighter Group - the Checkertail Clan - through the Po Valley in northern Italy seeking out targets of opportunity amongst the retreating Axis forces

Peeling away from the rest of his flight immediately after take off

Although subsequently immobilized in the village center

and would arrive over their targets in daylight

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