North American Mustangs of No. 5 Squadron SAAF, South African Air Force, based at Cervia, Italy, flying along the northern Italian coast. Five Mark IVs are accompanied by a single Mark III at the rear. Spring 1945. Victor Sierra

South African Mustangs

Rockets from a North American Mustang of No. 260 Squadron RAF head towards German-occupied buildings South-East of Bologna, Italy, 1945, already on fire from earlier attacks by Desert Air Force aircraft. Victor Sierra

South-East of Bologna

Armorers carry 3-inch rocket projectiles to a North American Mustang Mark III of No. 260 Squadron RAF, parked in a dispersal at Cervia, Northern Italy, Spring 1945. Note the dispersal area cover by the pierced steel planking used also for runway. Victor Sierra